Tesco's lawsuit against VMware has taken a twist, with Computacenter filing a claim against Broadcom and Dell. As The Register reported in September, Tesco sued VMware's new owner Broadcom and Computacenter for not honouring a contract that gave the supermarket giant the option to acquire software at pre-determined prices and ongoing software support services. The lawsuit named reseller Computacenter as a defendant, because Tesco had a contract with the company to acquire the necessary licenses.
A blind former paralympic athlete who was repeatedly stopped while trying to do her shopping at Tesco stores by security guards wrongly claiming that her guide dog wasn't allowed in has won €6,000 in compensation for disability discrimination. It's the fourth time in the past year and a half that a business has been found liable by the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) liable for discrimination against Nadine Lattimore, who represented Ireland in track and field in the London Paralympic Games in 2012.
The supermarket had struck a deal with Canadian automation start-up Attabotics earlier this year to roll out robotic warehouse systems designed to revolutionise how online orders are fulfilled. But Attabotics has filed for bankruptcy protection and is now being sold off in a US court process, leaving Tesco's high-tech expansion plan in limbo. The collapse threatens to delay Tesco's push into autonomous grocery fulfilment, just as Ocado cements its lead in the market.
It's one of the most popular options for online grocery shopping in the UK, but Tesco appears to be suffering technical troubles this morning. Thousands of people have been left unable to do their online shop, as the Tesco app and website are not working properly. According to DownDetector, problems started just after 8am BST on Monday and are affecting more than 1,100 users across the UK.
Tesco's Chief Commercial Officer Ashwin Prasad emphasized the retailer's commitment to offering great value with the addition of more than 80 products to the Aldi Price Match scheme, ensuring customers receive the best prices on top-tier items like houmous and baby plum tomatoes.