If Tesco wasn't competitive then people wouldn't do business with them. As for Sainsbury's, I'm comvinced if they got rid of that awful colour they use in their marketing more people would use them. It's a terrible colour and puts me off immediately.

Derek, East Yorkshire,

Giant business' are competitive to kill off compeditors, and then the easiest way to increase profits is to increase prices. Shopping in Dublin in say Merrion Centre Tesco is very expensive as compared to the UK....

Alan , Dublin,

yes indeed martin from shannon if it wasn't for tesco..
what's more if it wasn't for tesco we would have corner shops and community and know our neighbours and live safer, more fruitful, happier lives. if it wasn't for tesco.

peter jones, moscow,

This has been coming for years ... if the banks can't do the job properly what do you expect !

Benzo, Nr Chelmsford,

Better them than ASDA and its US owner, let them fight its competition and maybe better/more competition in the finance sector would have saved us from some of our present problems

am, letchworth,

No one is forced to shop at Tesco. No one has to buy furniture, food, DVDs or fill up their cars from Tesco. It is personal choice. Most people shop at Tesco because it is good value and cheaper than elsewhere. Stop The Knocking. If you don't like it, shop elsewhere and pay more.

Peter, Chester,

Looks like a good deal for RBS to me.I would like to know settlement timing details.The mortgage market is going to be flat as a pancake over the next 3 years
Pile it high & sell it cheap is fine for groceries but I doubt if the public see it that way for the biggest transaction of their life.

Bob Greenaway, Tamarin, Mauritius

I bought a Dell computer from tesco the other day. Tesco £259. same spec Dell Direct £389.Tesco has excellent instore customer services. Also the items I have got from tesco that developed problems were replaced instantly. I am not stupid enough to give £130 to Dell just to avoid shopping in Tesco

Bernie Baeten, carmarthen, wales

Martin, shannon, ireland

Is incorrect if you lift the price lable up on the 2 for one's at the end of each row and check the price per Kg against normal price items in the row, you will note the normal price per Kg is usually 20%-30% cheaper.

On local markets fruit and veg is up to 60% less

Nicholas Iles, Oswestry, Shropshire, United Kingdom

Rob,

Granted the competitive framework for the energy market isn't working as well as it should. What is required is for a break-up of vertically integrated energy companies.

Good on Tesco though. It's about time they ruffled the feathers of the Big Banks.

Rod, Londres,

Martin in Ireland. 'The more competition there is the better it is for the consumer'
Would you say that is also true of energy companies? We have never had so much competition but the prices are soaring, a lot faster than in other EU countries. I think you must work for Tesco.

rob, ashbourne, uk

tesco makes a huge amounts of money off the British public, I believe £1 in every £12 spent in the UK goes to Tesco, yet to save a few thousand a year they take jobs out of the UK and move them to India. They should be putting back something in the economy that has served them so well. no loyalty.

simon, Cardiff,

If it wasn't for tesco's we would all be paying full price for every product and service. The more competion there is the better it is for the consumer;after all what other company rewads you for loyalty and offers top quality goods and services to its customers.

Martin, shannon, ireland

An inflated opinion of their own ability? Downhill all the way now. Get out quickly. We've stopped shopping there because they are heading the same way as Sainsbury 3-4 years ago - can't keep the shelves stacked so lose sales even when they get you into the store.

A.M. Williams, Stafford,

So then you could buy your house from Tesco, then furnish it with furniture from Tesco, buy food from Tesco, entertain yourself with DVDs from Tesco and drive your car which is fuelled by Tesco (and of course insured by Tesco), pay in restaurants with Tesco clubcard deals.....they are taking over

Vicky, Bristol,