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Tesco plc
Public limited company

Type
(LSE: TSCO)
Industry Retail
Founded 1919 (1919) in East London
Founder(s) Jack Cohen
Headquarters Cheshunt, United Kingdom
Number of locations 4,811 (Feb 2010) [1]
• David Reid (Chairman)

Key people • Sir Terry Leahy (Chief
Executive)
Groceries, consumer goods, financial

Products
services, telecoms
Revenue £62.54 billion (February 2010)[2]
Operating income £3.41 billion (February 2010)[2]
Employees 552,009 (2010)[3]
Website tesco.com
Tesco store at Kingston Park, Newcastle upon Tyne.
Tesco plc (LSE: TSCO) is a global grocery and general merchandising retailer headquartered in
Cheshunt, United Kingdom.[4] It is the fourth-largest retailer in the world measured by revenues
(after Wal-Mart, Carrefour and Metro) and the second-largest measured by profits (after Wal-
Mart).[5] It has stores in 14 countries across Asia, Europe and North America and is the grocery
market leader in the UK (where it has a market share of around 30%), Malaysia and Thailand.[6][7]
[8]
The chain was founded by Jack Cohen in 1919. The brand first appeared after Cohen bought a
shipment of tea from T.E. Stockwell and he used those initials and added the first two letters of
his own surname. The first Tesco store was opened in 1929 in Burnt Oak, Edgware, Middlesex.
Originally a UK-focused retailer specialising in food and drink, it has diversified both
geographically and by product, into areas such as clothing, electronics, financial services,
telecoms, home, health, car and dental insurance, retailing and renting DVDs,[9] CDs, music
downloads, Internet services and software.
It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.
Contents
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• 1 History
○ 1.1 Formation
○ 1.2 YCDBSOYA
○ 1.3 1980s
○ 1.4 1990s
○ 1.5 2000s
○ 1.6 2010s
• 2 Corporate strategy
• 3 Corporate tax structure
○ 3.1 Legal action against the Guardian newspaper
• 4 Corporate social responsibility
• 5 Advertising
• 6 UK operations
○ 6.1 Stores
 6.1.1 Tesco Extra
 6.1.2 Tesco Superstores
 6.1.3 Tesco Metro
 6.1.4 Tesco Express
 6.1.5 One Stop
 6.1.6 Tesco Homeplus
 6.1.7 Store facts
○ 6.2 Other businesses
 6.2.1 Garden centres
 6.2.2 Banking
 6.2.3 Technika
 6.2.4 Telecoms
 6.2.5 Fuel
 6.2.6 Tech Support
 6.2.7 Film Making
 6.2.8 Record Label
○ 6.3 Tesco Clubcard
• 7 Internet operations
• 8 International operations
○ 8.1 China
○ 8.2 Czech Republic
○ 8.3 France
○ 8.4 Hungary
○ 8.5 Ireland
○ 8.6 India
○ 8.7 Isle of Man
○ 8.8 Japan
○ 8.9 Malaysia
○ 8.10 Pakistan
○ 8.11 Poland
○ 8.12 Slovakia
○ 8.13 South Korea
○ 8.14 Thailand
○ 8.15 Turkey
○ 8.16 United States of America
• 9 Financial performance
○ 9.1 UK market share
• 10 Tesco litigation
• 11 Criticism
• 12 Opposition to Tesco expansion
• 13 Alumni
• 14 Further reading
• 15 Gallery
• 16 See also
• 17 References
• 18 External links
[edit] History
[edit] Formation
Jack Cohen founded Tesco in 1919 when he began to sell surplus groceries from a stall at Well
Street Market, Hackney, in the East End of London (ironically, the market is now much smaller
than in those days; a large Tesco Metro store now sits on the site.)[10] The Tesco brand first
appeared in 1924. The name came about after Jack Cohen bought a shipment of tea from T.E.
Stockwell. He made new labels using the first three letters of the supplier's name (TES), and the
first two letters of his surname (CO), forming the word TESCO.[11] The first Tesco store was
opened in 1929 in Burnt Oak, Edgware, Middlesex. Tesco was floated on the London Stock
Exchange in 1947 as Tesco Stores (Holdings) Limited.[10] The first self-service store opened in
St Albans in 1956 (which remained operational until 2010, with a period as a Tesco Metro),[12]
and the first supermarket in Maldon in 1956.[10]
During the 1950s and the 1960s Tesco grew organically, and also through acquisitions, until it
owned more than 800 stores. The company purchased 70 Williamsons stores (1957), 200
Harrow Stores outlets (1959), 212 Irwins stores (1960, beating Express Dairies Premier
Supermarkets to the deal), 97 Charles Phillips stores (1964) and the Victor Value chain (1968)
(sold to Bejam in 1986).[13]
Originally specialising in food and drink, it has diversified into areas such as clothing,
electronics, financial services, telecoms, home, health, car, dental and pet insurance, retailing and
renting DVDs,[9] CDs, music downloads, Internet services and software.
[edit] YCDBSOYA
Jack Cohen's business motto was "pile it high and sell it cheap",[14] although this was quickly
replaced with the saying "You Can't Do Business Sitting On Your Arse".[14] He was known to
distribute items bearing the acronym "YCDBSOYA" to his sales force.[15]
[edit] 1980s
In May 1987 Tesco completed its hostile takeover of the Hillards chain of 40 supermarkets in the
North of England for £220 million.[16]
[edit] 1990s
In 1994 the company took over the supermarket chain William Low, successfully fighting off
Sainsbury's for control of the Dundee-based firm which operated 57 stores. This paved the way
for Tesco to expand its presence in Scotland, which was weaker than in England. In 2006
Inverness was branded as "Tescotown",[17][18] because well over 50p in every £1 spent on food is
believed to be spent in its three Tesco stores.[19]
Tesco introduced a loyalty card, branded 'Clubcard', in 1995 and later an Internet shopping
service. As of November 2006 Tesco was the only food retailer to make online shopping
profitable.[20] In 1996 the typeface of the logo was changed to the current version with stripe
reflections underneath. Terry Leahy assumed the role of Chief Executive on 21 February 1997,
the appointment having been announced on 21 November 1995.[21][22]
On 21 March 1997 Tesco announced the purchase of the retail arm of Associated British Foods
which consisted of the Quinnsworth, Stewarts and Crazy Prices chains in the Republic of Ireland
and Northern Ireland, plus associated businesses, for £640 million.[23] The deal was approved by
the European Commission on 6 May 1997.[24] This acquisition gave it both a major presence in
(and marked a return to) the Republic of Ireland and a larger presence in Northern Ireland than
Sainsbury's, which had begun its move into the province in 1995.
In 1997 Tesco and Esso (part of Exxonmobil) forged a business alliance that included several
petrol filling stations on lease from Esso, with Tesco operating the attached stores under the
Express format. In turn Esso would operate the forecourts and sell their fuel via the Tesco store.
Ten years later over 600 Tesco/Esso stores can now be found across the UK.
[edit] 2000s
In July 2001 Tesco became involved in Internet grocery retailing in the USA when it obtained a
35% stake in GroceryWorks.[25] In 2002 Tesco purchased 13 HIT hypermarkets in Poland. It also
made a major move into the UK convenience store market with its purchase of T & S Stores,
owner of 870 convenience stores in the One Stop, Dillons and Day & Nite chains in the UK.[26]
In October 2003 the company launched a UK telecoms division, comprising mobile and home
phone services, to complement its existing Internet service provider business. In June 2003
Tesco purchased the C Two-Network in Japan.[27] It also acquired a majority stake in Turkish
supermarket chain Kipa.[28] In January 2004 Tesco acquired Adminstore, owner of 45 Cullens,
Europa, and Harts convenience stores, in and around London.[29] In August 2004, it also launched
a broadband service. In Thailand Tesco Lotus was a joint venture of the Charoen Pokphand
Group and Tesco, but facing criticism over the growth of hypermarkets CP Group sold its Tesco
Lotus shares in 2003. In late 2005 Tesco acquired the 21 remaining Safeway/BP stores after
Morrisons dissolved the Safeway/BP partnership.[30] In mid 2006 Tesco purchased an 80% stake
in Casino's Leader Price supermarkets in Poland. They will be rebranded into small Tesco stores.
[31]
On 14 July 2007, fourteen Tesco stores across the UK were temporarily closed after a 'bomb
scare' and a criminal investigation launched after threats were made.[32] A 'suspect device' was
found in one store on 16 July 2007 causing the store and surrounding area to be sealed off while
the Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit disposed of the package.[33]
In 2007, Tesco took part in a joint venture with O2 to form the Tesco Mobile mobile virtual
network operator in Ireland.
In 2007 Tesco was placed under investigation by the UK Office of Fair Trading (OFT) for acting
as part of a cartel of five supermarkets (Safeway, Tesco, Asda, Morrisons and Sainsburys) and a
number of dairy companies to fix the price of milk, butter and cheese. In December 2007 Asda,
Sainsburys and the former Safeway admitted that they acted covertly against the interests of
consumers while publicly claiming that they were supporting 5,000 farmers recovering from the
foot-and-mouth crisis. They were fined a total of £116 million. Tesco, which maintains that it
was not a part of the cartel, is still under investigation by the OFT.
A two-part television ad campaign celebrating Christmas with the Spice Girls aired in 2007.
They were reportedly paid £5 million (US$10 million).
In April 2009, Tesco announced that it had created a super tomato that "doesn't leak". The
tomato is grown in Holland and is meant to be a better tomato for sandwiches since, being less
juicy, they will not make sandwiches as soggy as regular tomatoes do.[34]
[edit] 2010s
In April 2010,Tesco bagged the deal to be the official England sponsor for the duration of the
World Cup. Financial terms of the deal have not yet been revealed.[35]
[edit] Corporate strategy
Potters Bar Tesco

According to Citigroup retail analyst David McCarthy, "[Tesco has] pulled off a trick that I'm
not aware of any other retailer achieving. That is to appeal to all segments of the market".[36] One
plank of this strategy has been Tesco's use of its own-brand products,[37] including the upmarket
"Finest", mid-range Tesco brand and low-price "Value" encompassing several product categories
such as food, beverage, home, clothing, Tesco Mobile and financial services.
Beginning in 1997 when Terry Leahy took over as CEO, Tesco began marketing itself using the
phrase "The Tesco Way" to describe the company's core purposes, values, principles, and
goals[38] This phrase became the standard marketing speak for Tesco as it expanded domestically
and internationally under Leahy's leadership, implying a shift by the company to focus on
people, both customers and employees.[39]
A core part of the Tesco expansion strategy [40] has been its innovative use of technology.[41] It
was one of the first to build self-service till and use cameras to reduce queues.[42]
In order to protect its brand image, and given its expansion plans in Thailand, Tesco has recently
been employing a policy of launching defamation proceedings. In November 2007, Tesco sued a
Thai academic and a former minister for civil libel and criminal defamation. Tesco is insisting
that the two pay £1.6 million and £16.4 million plus two years' imprisonment respectively. They
have been alleged to have misstated that Tesco's Thai market amounts to 37% of its global
revenues, amongst criticism of Tesco's propensity to put small retailers out of business.[43]
Tesco's main advertising slogan is "Every little helps". Its advertisements in print and on
television mainly consist of product shots (or an appropriate image, such as a car when
advertising petrol) against a white background, with a price or appropriate text (e.g., "Tesco
Value") superimposed on a red circle. On television, voiceovers are provided by recognisable
actors and presenters, such as Barbara Windsor, James Nesbitt, Jane Horrocks, Terry Wogan,
Dawn French, Ray Winstone, Neil Morrissey, Martin Clunes, David Jason, David Tennant and
Kathy Burke among others.
[edit] Corporate tax structure
In May 2007, it was revealed that Tesco had moved the head office of its online operations to the
tax haven of Switzerland. This allows it to sell CDs, DVDs and electronic games through its web
site without charging VAT.[44] The operation had previously been run out of the tax haven of
Jersey, but had been closed by authorities who feared damage to the Island's reputation.[44] In
June 2008, the government announced that it was closing a tax loophole being used by Tesco.[45]
The scheme, identified by British magazine Private Eye, utilises offshore holding companies in
Luxembourg and partnership agreements to avoid a corporation tax liability of up to £50 million
a year.[45] Another scheme previously identified by Private Eye involved depositing £1 billion in
a Swiss partnership, and then loaning out that money to overseas Tesco stores, so that profit can
be transferred indirectly through interest payments. This scheme is still in operation and is
estimated to be costing the UK exchequer up to £20 million a year in corporation tax.[45] Tax
expert Richard Murphy has provided an analysis of this avoidance structure.[46]
[edit] Legal action against the Guardian newspaper
In February 2008 a six-month investigation by The Guardian claimed that Tesco had developed
a complex taxation structure involving offshore bank accounts in the tax haven of the Cayman
Islands.[47] Tesco was in the process of selling its UK stores, worth an estimated £6 billion, to
Cayman Island-based companies set up by Tesco. These companies then lease the stores back to
Tesco. At the time, The Guardian claimed that this arrangement would enable Tesco to avoid an
estimated £1 billion tax on profits from the property sales, and also to avoid paying any tax on
continuing operation of the stores, as the rate of corporation tax in the Cayman Islands is zero.
Tesco defended its tax arrangements, saying it had a legal duty to its shareholders to organise its
affairs in a tax-efficient manner and pointing out that the company already pays significant
amounts of tax, including VAT, excise duty and fuel duty on behalf of its customers, PAYE and
national insurance contributions on behalf of its employees and corporation tax on its profits.
Following these revelations, several MPs called for an inquiry into Tesco's tax avoidance
schemes.[48]
Tesco issued a writ for libel against The Guardian five weeks later. Tesco denied that it had
avoided paying £1 billion corporation tax but for legal reasons refused to answer further
questions or to clarify the purpose of the tax structure they had created. Further investigations by
The Guardian discovered that the tax structures were aimed at avoiding Stamp Duty Land Tax,
and not corporation tax as originally thought. SDLT is leveled at 4%, and corporate tax at around
30%, so the figure of £1 billion tax avoided by Tesco has been revised to an estimated £90–
£100 million.[49] According to the Guardian, "Tesco has been involved in a game of cat and
mouse with HM Revenue & Customs since 2003. On three occasions when the government has
closed a loophole to prevent avoidance, Tesco has taken advantage of ingenious schemes to get
around it. Tesco still has 36 stores wrapped up in UK limited partnerships - with Cayman Islands
registered partners - which were established in 2006 before the latest loophole was closed."[49]
In September 2008, Tesco dropped the legal action after The Guardian apologised for its story,
acknowledging "These damaging allegations were unfounded and should not have been
published. All profits generated by this sale and leaseback arrangement were earned by UK tax-
resident companies and have been or will be included in Tesco's UK tax returns. The use of
Cayman Island companies in the scheme was for legitimate stamp duty savings purposes."[50]
Costs were paid by the newspaper with undisclosed damages being paid to charity.[50]
The Guardian's parent company, Guardian Media Group, used a similar offshore arrangement to
avoid tax during its takeover of Emap.[51]
[edit] Corporate social responsibility
Tesco has made a commitment to corporate social responsibility, in the form of contributions of
1.87% in 2006 of its pre-tax profits to charities/local community organisations.[52] This compares
favourably with Marks & Spencer's 1.51% but not well with Sainsbury's 7.02%..
http://www.thirdsector.co.uk/news/Article/615827/ftse-100-companies-reduce-charity-giving/.
Will Hutton, in his role as chief executive of The Work Foundation recently praised Tesco for
leading the debate on corporate responsibility.[53] However Intelligent Giving has criticised the
company for directing all "staff giving" support to the company's Charity of the Year.[54]
Tesco in Evesham
In 1992, Tesco started a "computers for schools scheme", offering computers in return for
schools and hospitals getting vouchers from people who shopped at Tesco. Until 2004,
£92 million of equipment went to these organisations. The scheme has been also implemented in
Poland.[55]
Starting during the 2005/2006 football season, the company now sponsors the Tesco Cup, a
football competition for young players throughout the UK. The cup now runs a boy's competition
at Under 13 level and two girl's cups at Under 14 level and Under 16 level. Over 40,000 boys
alone took part in the 2007/08 competitions.
In 2009 Tesco used “Change for Good” as advertising, which is trade marked by Unicef for
charity usage but is not trademarked for commercial or retail use which prompted the agency to
say "it is the first time in Unicef’s history that a commercial entity has purposely set out to
capitalise on one of our campaigns and subsequently damage an income stream which several of
our programmes for children are dependent on”.They went on to call on the public “who have
children’s welfare at heart, to consider carefully who they support when making consumer
choices”.[56][57]
[edit] Advertising
Tesco have used many Television adverts over the years. In July 2007 a DVD containing adverts
from 1977-2007 was given to all members of staff. Early advertising stressed cheap prices and
how to keep "The cost of living in check." In 1977 an advert was made where a till would show
the prices to many items such as "baked beans 121/2p".
Tesco's most famous advert was "Checkout 82" which was made in 1982. where a till would
have a receipt coming out of it with the prices on. This advert had synth pop music as the
backing and people singing "Check it out, check it out"
Adverts in the late 90s had Prunella Scales as Dotty Turnbull, arguing about Tesco prices. In
2003, adverts showed items and shopping trolleys talking about Tesco. Late 2000s adverts have
included many celebrities and celebrity voice-overs such as The Spice Girls and the voice of
James Nesbitt.[58]
Tesco Talking Trolleys

Prunella Scales, as Dotty Turnbull arguing about Tesco prices
[edit] UK operations
[edit] Stores
Tesco's UK stores are divided into six formats, differentiated by size and the range of products
sold. These are shown below:
[edit] Tesco Extra
Tesco Extra, Commercial Street, Batley, West Yorkshire.
Tesco Extra stores are larger, mainly out-of-town hypermarkets that stock nearly all of Tesco's
product ranges. Exceptions include Stafford Extra Hexham Extra, Kingston upon Hull Extra,
Stevenage Extra, Wigan Extra, Grimsby Extra, Galashiels Extra, Slough Extra, Eastbourne
Extra, Yeovil Extra and Burnley Extra, which are in the heart of the town centre and Cardiff
Western Avenue Extra, Cardiff Pengam Green Extra, Warrington and Walsall College Extra,
Walsall which are located in an inner-city location.The first Extra opened in 1997 in Pitsea,
Essex. The 100th store opened on 29 November 2004 in Stafford, Staffordshire. The number of
these is now being increased by about 20 a year, mainly by conversions from the second
category. The largest store in England by floor space is Tesco Extra in Pitsea, near Basildon,
Essex, with floorspace of 11,600 m² (125,000 sq ft). In 2011, a Tesco Extra will be constructed
in St.Helens adjacent to the new St.Helens RLFC Stadium. This new Tesco will be 140,000
square feet making it the largest in the UK.[citation needed] The largest in Scotland is the Port Glasgow
store, which opened in July 2007 with a floorspace of 10,200 m² (110,000 sq ft). The largest in
Wales is the Tesco Extra at Parc Fforestfach, Swansea, which is 112,000 sq ft (10,400
m2)constructed in 2003. The 200th Extra store was opened in October 2010 in Bishop Auckland,
County Durham.
Other large stores include Bar Hill Extra, Cleethorpes Extra, Newcastle upon Tyne Extra, Milton
Keynes Kingston Extra and Stockton-on-Tees Extra which are all in the 11,000 m² (120,000 sq
ft) range. Newer Tesco Extra stores are usually on two floors, with the ground floor for mainly
food and the first floor for clothing, electronics and entertainment. Most Tesco Extra stores have
a café too and as of October 2009, all stores have a Tesco Tech Support Team
(www.tescotechsupport.co.uk).
Tesco Ireland also operate a small number of Tesco Extra hypermarkets in the Republic of
Ireland, with Clarehall Extra on the Malahide Road being the first to open in 2006. Tesco's
largest hypermarket store in Europe is under construction in Naas in Co Kildare and will be
18,500 m² in size when completed in November 2010.
In April 2010 opened the first Tesco Extra in Central Europe in Bratislava - Petrzalka, in
Slovakia. This is a pilot project for Tesco in the region. By the end of the year, plans to open
more stores outside Tesco Extra in Slovakia and the Czech Republic. In August 2010 opened the
first Tesco Extra in Budapest, Hungary, Tesco Extra Fogarasi. The first Tesco Extra in Turkey
opened in Izmir, Turkey, Tesco Kipa Extra Balçova in September 2010. By the end of the year,
plans to open more stores in Poland.
[edit] Tesco Superstores
Tesco superstores are standard large supermarkets, stocking groceries and a much smaller range
of non-food goods than Extra stores. The stores have always previously been branded as simply
'Tesco', however a new store in Liverpool is the first to use the format brand 'Tesco Superstore'
above the door.[59]
[edit] Tesco Metro
Tesco Metro, St Albans, England
Tesco Metro stores are sized between Tesco superstores and Tesco Express stores. They are
mainly located in city centres, the inner city and on the high streets of towns. The first Tesco
Metro was opened in Neston in 1980. Since then all Tesco branches that have a high street
format including those which opened before the Covent Garden branch have been subsequently
rebranded from Tesco to Tesco Metro. The Tesco store in Devizes was the last store to finish
rebranding, in September 2006. The store had not been renovated for over 20 years.
[edit] Tesco Express
Tesco Express, Hilperton Road, Trowbridge, Wiltshire

Tesco Express stores are neighbourhood convenience shops, stocking mainly food with an
emphasis on higher-margin products (due to small store size, and the necessity to maximise
revenue per square foot) alongside everyday essentials. They are found in busy city centre
districts, small shopping precincts in residential areas, small towns and on Esso petrol station
forecourts. The 1000th Tesco Express site opened in July 2009. Tesco have now started building
Tesco Express stores with only 'Assisted-Service' tills in which the customer scans all their own
shopping and packs it, with the support of supervising staff when required.
[edit] One Stop
One Stop, Trowbridge, Wiltshire

One Stop stores are the only category which does not include the word Tesco in its name and
include some of the smallest stores. They were part of the T&S Stores business but, unlike many
which have been converted to Tesco Express, these kept their old name. Some have Tesco
Personal Finance branded cash machines. The business has attracted some controversy, as
grocery prices in these shops, often situated in less well-off areas can be higher than nearby
Tesco branded stores, highlighted in The Times 22 March 2010: "Britain’s biggest supermarket
uses its chain of 520 One Stop convenience stores — which many customers do not realise it
owns — to charge up to 14 per cent more for goods than it does in Tesco-branded stores." Tesco
responded to the article stating "It is a separate business within the Tesco Group, with its own
supply chain and distribution network. One Stop stores offer a different range to Express stores
and its operating costs are different. One Stop’s price strategy is to match its nearest competitor
Cost Cutter and is frequently cheaper."[60]
[edit] Tesco Homeplus

History
Tesco Homeplus is not Tesco's first non-food only venture in the UK. Until the late 1990s/early
2000s there were several non-food Tesco stores around the country including Scarborough and
Yate. Although not in a warehouse style format, the stores were located on high streets and
shopping centres, they did stock similar items to Homeplus stores. In both cases this was because
in another part of the shopping centre was a Tesco Superstore which stocked food items only.
In May 2005 Tesco announced a trial non-food only format near Manchester and Aberdeen,[61]
and the first store opened in October 2005:
A further 5 stores opened before it stopped being a trial, and there is now a plan to open many
more stores.
Current
Stores offer all of Tesco's ranges except food in warehouse-style units in retail parks. Tesco is
using this format because only 20% of its customers have access to a Tesco Extra, and the
company is restricted in how many of its superstores it can convert into Extras and how quickly
it can do so. Large units for non-food retailing are much more readily available.
There are currently 12 Homeplus stores nationwide. The newest Homeplus store opened in
Chester in July 2009.
Future
2 more are due to open in the first half of '09 at sites around the country. All of these will feature
the Order and Collect desk where customers can purchase and collect most items straightaway.
[edit] Store facts
As of 27 February 2010, at the end of its 2009/10 financial year, Tesco's UK store portfolio was
as follows.[1]
Total Total Mean Mean Percentage +/- Stores
Format Number
area (m²) area (sq ft) area (m²) area (sq ft) of space 2009/10
Tesco Extra 190 1,265,989 13,627,000 6,625 71,721 41.31% 13
Tesco Superstores 455 1,255,584 13,515,000 2,786 29,703 40.97% 7
Tesco Metro 181 192,867 2,076,000 1,081 11,470 6.29% 7
Tesco Express 1,130 236,345 2,544,000 205 2,251 7.71% 169
One Stop 513 62,430 62,710 126 1,316 2.02% 1
Tesco Homeplus 13 37,904 554,000 3,790 51,468 1.70% 3
Total 2,482 3,051,119 32,991,000 1,229 13,292 100% 200
[edit] Other businesses
[edit] Garden centres
Tesco announced its intention to purchase Dobbies Garden Centres for £155.6 million on 8 June
2007. Dobbies operates 24 garden centres, half in Scotland and half in England.[62] The deal was
confirmed as successful by the board of directors of Tesco on 17 August 2007 when the board
announced that they had received 53.1% of shares (or 5,410,457 shares) which confirmed
conditions set out in the offer made on 20 June 2007. Although the deal had been confirmed by
Tesco the offer remained open to Dobbies shareholders until 20 August 2007.[63] Tesco raised its
holding to 65% in September[64] and on 5 June 2008[65] Tesco announced that it would be
compulsorily acquiring Dobbies Garden Centres plc. Dobbies continues to trade under its own
brand, from its own head office in Melville, near Edinburgh.
[edit] Banking
Main article: Tesco Bank
Tesco has a banking arm called Tesco Bank, formerly a 50:50 joint venture with the Royal Bank
of Scotland. Products on offer include credit cards, loans, mortgages, savings accounts and
several types of insurance, including car, home, life and travel. They are promoted by leaflets in
Tesco's stores and through its website. The business made a profit of £130 million for the 52
weeks to 24 February 2007, of which Tesco's share was £66 million. This move towards the
financial sector diversified the Tesco brand and provides opportunities for growth outside of the
retailing sector.
On 28 July 2008 Tesco announced that they were buying out the Royal Bank of Scotland's 50%
stake in the company for £950 million.[66][67] In October 2009 the name of Tesco Personal Finance
was changed to Tesco Bank.
[edit] Technika
There is a brand of electronic products produced for Tesco, called Technika. For the DJ Max
Arcade game, see DJ Max Technika
Technika is a brand name for Electronic products sold exclusively through Tesco Stores. The
Technika range currently includes Televisions, MP3 Docking Stations, Computer Peripherals,
DVD and Blu Ray Players, DAB Radios. The range is updated on a regular basis to follow
market trends.
The Technika brand is managed in house by Tesco alongside its other brands such as Tesco and
Tesco Value. Customer support is offered through the Tesco Electrical Helpline or in store
through Tesco Tech Support.
[edit] Telecoms
Tesco operates mobile phone, home phone and broadband businesses. These are available to
residential consumers in several countries and are sold via the Tesco website and through Tesco
stores. Tesco has not purchased or built a telecoms network, but instead has pursued a strategy of
pairing its marketing strength with the expertise of existing telecoms operators.
MOBILE: In autumn 2003, Tesco Mobile was launched as a joint venture with O2. In November
2009 Tesco announced over 2 million UK customers are using this service. A similar O2 based
service has since been launched in Ireland and Slovakia.
ISP: In August 2004 Tesco broadband, an ADSL-based service delivered via BT phone lines,
was launched in partnership with NTL. In November 2009 Tesco announced a new partnership
with Cable & Wireless, and a fresh focus on this business area.
VOIP: In January 2006, Tesco Internet Phone, a Voice over Internet Protocol, VoIP, service was
launched in conjunction with Freshtel of Australia. This service was shut down in 2010.
PHONE SHOPS: In November 2009 Tesco announced it now has 100 Phone Shops embedded
within larger Tesco Extra stores, and stated an intention to open up to 500 such shops across the
UK in the medium term. In April 2010 the first Tesco Phone shop opened in Slovakia.
[edit] Fuel
Tesco petrol station in St Mellons

Tesco first started selling petrol in 1974. Tesco sells 95, 97 and 99 RON (a fuel developed by
Greenergy of which Tesco is a shareholder) petrol on a retail basis from forecourts at most
superstore and Express locations. Tesco have recently diversified into biofuels, offering petrol-
bioethanol and diesel-biodiesel blends instead of pure petrol and diesel at their petrol stations,
and now offering Greenergy 100% biodiesel at many stores in the southeast of the United
Kingdom.
On 28 February 2007 motorists in South East England reported that their cars were breaking
down. This was due to petrol sold by Tesco and others being contaminated with silicon,[68] Tesco
has been criticised with claims that they had been alerted to the problem as early as 12 February
2007. On 6 March, Tesco offered to pay for any damage caused by the faulty petrol, after
printing full page apologies in many national newspapers.[69]
[edit] Tech Support
Tesco Tech Support logo
Tesco acquired a small I.T. support company called The PC Guys in 2008, and were able to
launch Tesco Tech Support in December of that year.[70] Teams of Advisors were put into all
Extra stores with the sole job role of answering technical questions on Tesco's range of electrical
products. They also are responsible for advising customers on extended warranties, electrical
returns and a range of payment plans on all electrical goods over a certain amount.
[edit] Film Making
In 2010 Tesco started funding a small film studio intended to produce Tesco exclusive direct-to-
DVD films. The first film comes out on 6 September and is called Paris Connections. It is based
on a popular novel by Jackie Collins, and is an investigation thriller. Jackie Collins rewrote the
novel to be more appropriate to the medium of film.[71][72][73]
[edit] Record Label
In 2010, Tesco announced that they will be forming their own record label, with notable signings
since including Mick Hucknall and Nadine Coyle. Tesco records will be exclusive products to
Tesco stores.
[edit] Tesco Clubcard
Main article: Tesco Clubcard
Customers can collect two Clubcard points for every £1 (or one point for €1 in Ireland and
Slovakia) they spend in a Tesco store, or Tesco.com, and 1 point per £1 in petrol station (not in
Slovakia). Customers can also collect points by paying with a Tesco Credit Card, or by using
Tesco Mobile, Tesco Homephone, Tesco Broadband, selected Tesco Personal Finance products
or through Clubcard partners, E.ON and Avis. Each point equates to 1p in store when redeemed
or 4p when used with clubcard deals (offers for holidays, day trips, etc.). Clubcard points (UK &
IE) can also be converted to Airmiles. Clubcard points are also converted into coupons which
can be redeemed for extra points or cash totals.
Holders receive quarterly Clubcard statements offering discount coupons which can be spent in-
store, online or on various Clubcard deals.
Tesco was cited in a Wall Street Journal article[74] as using the intelligence from the Clubcard to
thwart Wal-Mart's initiatives in the UK.
[edit] Internet operations
Main article: Tesco.com
Tesco operates a grocery homeshopping service, as well as providing consumer goods,
telecommunications and financial services online.
In May 1984, in Gateshead, England, the world's first recorded online home shopper, Mrs Jane
Snowball, purchased groceries from her local Tesco store in the world's first recorded online
shopping transaction from the home.[75]
Tesco has operated on the internet since 1994 and was the first retailer in the world to offer a
robust home shopping service in 1996. Tesco.com was formally launched in 2000. It also has
online operations in the Republic of Ireland and South Korea. Grocery sales are available within
delivery range of selected stores, goods being hand-picked within each store, in contrast to the
warehouse model followed by Ocado. In 2003, tesco.com's CEO at the time, John Browett,
received the Wharton Infosys Business Transformation Award for the innovative processes he
used to support this online grocery service.
On 1 October 2006, Tesco announced that it will be selling six own-brand budget software
packages for under £20 each, including office and security suites, in a partnership with software
firm Formjet.[76] As Formjet is exclusive distributor for Panda Software and Ability Plus
Software, packages from these companies are likely to feature.
Tesco offers an internet-based DVD rental service, which is operated by LOVEFiLM and a
music download service.
[edit] International operations
Tesco's international expansion strategy has responded to the need to be sensitive to local
expectations in other countries by entering into joint ventures with local partners, such as
Samsung Group in South Korea (Samsung-Tesco Home plus), and Charoen Pokphand in
Thailand (Tesco Lotus), appointing a very high proportion of local personnel to management
positions. It also makes small acquisitions as part of its strategy for example, in its 2005/2006
financial year it made acquisitions in South Korea, one in Poland and one in Japan.[77]
In late 2004 the amount of floorspace Tesco operated outside the United Kingdom surpassed the
amount it had in its home market for the first time, although the United Kingdom still accounted
for more than 75% of group revenue due to lower sales per unit area outside the UK.
In September 2005 Tesco announced that it was selling its operations in Taiwan to Carrefour and
purchasing Carrefour's stores in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Both companies stated that
they were concentrating their efforts in countries where they had strong market positions.
The following table shows the number of stores, total store size in area and sales for Tesco's
international operations. The store numbers and floor area figures are as at 27 February 2010.
This information is taken from the 2009/10 financial broker packPDF (106 KB).
+/-
Entered Stores Area (m² (sq ft)) Mean Store Area Stores
Country 2009/10
(m² (sq ft))
657,382
China 2004 88 7,470 (80,409) 18
(7,076,000)
454,389
Czech Republic 1996 136 3,341 (35,963) 23
(4,891,000)
France 1992 0 0 (0) 0 (0) 1

614,647
Hungary 1994 176 3,492 (37,591) 27
(6,616,000)
281,589
Republic of Ireland 1997 119 2,366 (25,471) 3
(3,031,000)
Japan 2003 142 44,315 (477,000) 312 (3,359) 7

260,593
Malaysia 2002 35 7,446 (80,143) 3
(2,805,000)
901,697
Poland 1992 602 3,088 (32,479) 28
(9,553,000)
292,459
Slovakia 1996 81 3,611 (38,864) 11
(3,148,000)
1,015,152
South Korea 1999 305 3,328 (35,826) 63
(10,927,000)
975,389
Thailand 1998 663 1,471 (15,836) 92
(10,499,000)
232,165
Turkey 2003 105 2,211 (23,800) 9
(2,499,000)
United Kingdom (for 3,051,119
1919 2,482 1,229 (13,292) 200
comparison) (32,991,000)
135,267
United States 2007 145 933 (10,041) 30
(1,456,000)
5,665,044 Mean: 2,430
Total (not including UK) 2,331 302
(60,978,000) (26,160)
8,716,163 Mean: 1,811
Total (including UK) 4,813 502
(93,969,000) (19,524)
[edit] China
Tesco entered China, in September 2004, by acquiring a 50% stake in the Hymall chain, from
Ting Hsin of Taiwan. In September 2005, Tesco sold its stores in Taiwan to Carrefour. In
December 2006 it raised its stake to 90% in a £180 million deal.[78] Most of Tesco China's stores
are based around Shanghai, but according to Tesco it plans to equip the business to expand more
quickly and in different areas. Tesco has been increasing its own brand products into the Chinese
market as well as introducing the Tesco Express format.[79]
[edit] Czech Republic
Tesco Express, Belehradska Street, Prague, Czech Republic

Tesco opened its first store in the Czech Republic in 1996 and now has over 84 stores, with
further planned.[80] Tesco opened its first stores in the Czech Republic by buying US corporation
Kmart's operations in the country and converting them into Tesco stores. Tesco is also keen to
expand non-food items and has already opened petrol stations and offers personal finance
services in the Czech Republic.[81]
[edit] France
Tesco previously owned a French chain called Catteau between 1992 and 1997 and operated a
"Vin Plus" outlet in Calais, selling wine, beer and spirits, which closed on 30 August 2010.[82]
[edit] Hungary
Tesco launched in Hungary in 1995 after purchasing KMart's operations in the area. It also
opened its first hypermarket in Hungary in the same year. Tesco operates through 101 stores in
Hungary with further openings planned.[80] Tesco offers its value, standard, healthy living and
finest range in its stores. Tesco Hungary also offers a clothing line and personal finance services.
[83]
In August 2010 opened the first Tesco Extra in Budapest; its name is Tesco Extra Fogarasi
and it is located in Zugló, Budapest.
[edit] Ireland
Main article: Tesco Ireland
Tesco operated in the Irish grocery market in the early eighties, however sold its operations there
in March 1986.[84]
Tesco re-entered the Irish market in 1997 after the purchase of Power Supermarkets Ltd. It now
operates from 101 stores across Ireland. Like Tesco stores in the UK, these offer a home delivery
shopping service available to 80% of the Irish population as well as petrol, mobile telephone,
personal finance, flower delivery service and a weight-loss programme.[85] Also available is
Tesco's loyalty programme, the Clubcard.
Tesco is now the grocery market leader in the Republic of Ireland, with a reported November
2005 share of 26.3%.[86] Tesco Ireland also claims to be the largest purchaser of Irish food with
an estimated €1.5 billion annually.The biggest Tesco store in Ireland opened on November 1. It
is located in Monread Road, Naas.[87]
[edit] India
Tesco has had a limited prescence in India with a service centre in Bangalore,[88] and outsourcing.
[89]
However, in 2008 Tesco announced their intention to invest an initial £60m ($115m) to open
a wholesale cash-and-carry business based in Mumbai with the assistance of the Tata Group.[90]
[edit] Isle of Man
Tesco has a large purpose built store and car park in Douglas on the Isle of Man, behind the
harbour in Douglas. There are plans to rebuild the store to almost double the floor space,
including a mezzanine level and to replace the open car parking area with a 2 storey car park.
Tesco also runs a home delivery service across the island.
[edit] Japan
Tesco Japan first began operations in 2003. It was brought about by a buy-out of C Two stores
for £139 million in July 2003 and later Fre'c in April 2004.[91] Tesco has adopted an approach
which focuses on small corner shops operating similarly to its Express format rather than
opening hypermarkets. It has also launched its range of software in Japan.[80]
[edit] Malaysia
A Tesco outlet in Bandar Bukit Tinggi, Klang, Selangor, Malaysia.
Tesco opened its first store in Malaysia in May 2002 with the opening of its first hypermarket in
Puchong, Selangor. Tesco Malaysia currently operates 35 Tesco and Tesco Extra stores. Total
store by state in Malaysia is Selangor with 11 stores, Perak and Johor 5 stores, Kuala Lumpur
and Penang 4 stores, Kedah 3 stores, Melaka 2 stores, Negeri Sembilan and Kelantan 1 stores.
Tesco partnered with local conglomerate Sime Darby Berhad which holds 30% of the shares.[92]
Tesco also acquired the Malaysian operation of the wholesaler Makro, which was rebranded
Tesco Extra and provides products for local retailers. Tesco Malaysia offers a value range, own
branded range, electronic goods, the loyalty clubcard and clothing. Tesco Malaysia's clubcard
introduced Green ClubCard Points in 2007 making Tesco Malaysia to be the first Tesco
international business to introduce the scheme (Green ClubCard Points).[93]
[edit] Pakistan
Tesco, along with delegates from other supermarkets and retailers recently held talks with a
Pakistani trade ambassador at an invites only meeting in Manchester.[94][95] The company
announced plans to open stores in wealthy suburbs of the capital city Islamabad and the second
city Karachi.[96] These new stores will be wholesale cash-and-carry businesses. They will
compete with Makro and Carrefour who already operate in Pakistan and have done so for many
years.[97] Tesco have not yet ruled out plans to open stores in an Express format, though this
format would cater more towards the country's growing middle class.
[edit] Poland
A Tesco Hypermarket in Prokocim, Poland

Tesco entered the Polish market in 1992. It currently operates from 334 stores.[80] Tesco Poland
offers the value, healthy living and own branded line of products as well as regional produce,
petrol, personal finance services and on-line photo processing.
[edit] Slovakia
Tesco, Kamenné námestie, Bratislava, Slovakia
Tesco Slovakia opened in 1996 as part of Tesco's international expansion aims. It now operates
from 48 stores and has plans to introduce Tesco Express like local stores.[80] Tesco Slovakia has
recently put great emphasis on organic products. However, Tesco Slovakia caused controversy
amongst the Slovak government when it was found to have come foul of food safety laws in
2006.[98] In the year 2010 were in Tesco Extra in Bratislava opened the first self-service cash
flow, which is also the first of its kind in Central Europe.[99]
[edit] South Korea
Tesco launched its South Korean operations in 1999 and partnered with Samsung, currently
Tesco holds 94% of the shares in the venture.[100] It operates both hypermarkets and its express
format as well as a home delivery shopping service. It is the second largest retailer in South
Korea, just behind Shinsegae Group.[100]
On 14 May 2008, Tesco agreed to purchase 36 hypermarkets with a combination of food and
non-food products from E-Land for $1.9 billion (£976 million) in its biggest single acquisition,
making Tesco the second largest in the country. The majority of the E-Land stores formerly
belonged to French retailer Carrefour before 2006 and most of the stores will be converted to
Tesco Homeplus outlets. Tesco's South Korean discount store chain, Home Plus, currently has
66 outlets.[101][102]
[edit] Thailand
Main article: Tesco Lotus
Tesco-Lotus superstore in Sakon Nakon, Thailand. Shoppers have to pass through a checkpoint
before entering the premises.
Tesco entered Thailand in 1998 and operates through 380 stores as part of a joint venture with
Charoen Pokphand and named the operation Tesco Lotus. This partnership was dissolved in
2003 when Charoen Pokphand sold its shares to Tesco. Tesco Lotus sells a diverse range of
products from value food products to electronics to personal finance services. The company is
keen to promote its green values and has partnered with the UNEP. Tesco Lotus claims to serve
20 million customers every month and that 97% of its goods are sourced from Thailand.[103]
[edit] Turkey
Tesco entered Turkey in 2003 and uses the trading name "Kipa". Tesco remains focused on
building infrastructure in Turkey to complete its expansion plans and has already introduced the
Tesco Express format into Turkey. There are plans to increase the rate of expansion as basic
infrastructure is built.[80]
[edit] United States of America
A Fresh & Easy store in Summerlin, Nevada, United States

Main article: Fresh & Easy
In February 2006, Tesco announced its intention to move into the United States market, opening
a chain of grocery convenience stores on the West Coast (Arizona, California and Nevada) in
2007 named Fresh & Easy.[104] The company established its U.S. headquarters in El Segundo,
California at 2120 Park Place. The first store opened in November 2007 with 100 more expected
in the first year. They plan to open a new one every two-and-a-half days in the United States, to
mimic the successful expansion of pharmacy chains such as Walgreens in the U.S.
The first Tesco Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Markets opened in Hemet (Riverside County),
Anaheim (Orange County), Arcadia (Los Angeles County), West Covina (Los Angeles County)
and Upland (San Bernardino County), California in 2007.
Fresh & Easy operates more than 163 stores in the United States.
[edit] Financial performance
Tesco is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the symbol TSCO. It also has a secondary
listing on the Irish Stock Exchange with the name TESCO PLC. It also trades on the NASDAQ
under the symbol TESO.
All figures below are for the Tesco's financial years, which run for 52 or 53 week periods to late
February. Up to the 27 February 2007 period end the numbers include non-UK and Ireland
results for the year ended on 31 December 2006 in the accounting year. The figures in the table
below include 52 weeks/12 months of turnover for both sides of the business as this provides the
best comparative.
52/3 weeks Turnover Profit before tax Profit for year Basic earnings per
ended (£m) (£m) (£m) share (p)
27 February
62,500 3,200 29.02
2010
28 February
54,300 3,128 3,090 28.92
2009
23 February
47,298 2,803 2,130 26.95
2008
24 February
46,600 2,653 1,899 22.36
2007
25 February
38,300 2,210 1,576 19.70
2006
26 February
33,974 1,962 1,366 17.44
2005
28 February
30,814 1,600 1,100 15.05
2004
22 February
26,337 1,361 946 13.54
2003
23 February
23,653 1,201 830 12.05
2002
24 February
20,988 1,054 767 11.29
2001
26 February
18,796 933 674 10.07
2000
27 February
17,158 842 606 9.14
1999
28 February
16,452 760 532 8.12
1998
As of its 2006 year end Tesco was the fourth largest retailer in the world behind Wal-Mart,
Carrefour and Home Depot. Tesco moved ahead of Home Depot during 2007, following the sale
of Home Depot's professional supply division and a decline in the value of the U.S. dollar
against the British Pound. METRO was only just behind and might move ahead again if the euro
strengthens against the pound, but METRO's sales include many billions of wholesale turnover,
and its retail turnover is much less than Tesco's.
At 24 February 2007 Tesco operated 1,988 stores in the UK (2.581 million m², 27.7
million square feet) and 1,275 outside the UK (3.75 million m², 40.4 million square feet).
Despite being in a recession, Tesco made record profits for a British company during the 2009
year up to February 2010. Underlying per-tax profits increased 10.1% to £3.4 billion. Tesco now
plans to offer 16,000 new jobs, of which 9,000 will be in the UK.[105]
[edit] UK market share
Graph Showing UK Market Share of Tesco
According to TNS Worldpanel,[106] Tesco's share of the UK grocery market in the 12 weeks to 27
December 2009 was 30.5%, up 0.1% on 12 weeks to 27 December 2008 largely in line with the
increase of the other four largest supermarkets. These increases follow a decline in the market
share of discount chains Lidl, Aldi and Netto in the same period, collectively of 0.1%.
Market Share +/- from
Supermarket
December 2009 December 2008
Tesco 30.5% 0.1%
Asda 16.9% 0.1%
Sainsbury's 16.3% 0.2%
Morrisons 12.3% 0.5%
[edit] Tesco litigation

As with any large corporation, Tesco is involved in litigation, usually from claims of personal
injury from customers, claims of unfair dismissal from staff, and other commercial matters. Two
notable cases were Ward v Tesco Stores Ltd, which set a precedent in so called 'trip or slip' injury
claims against retailers; and Tesco Supermarkets Ltd v Nattrass, which reached the House of
Lords, and became a leading case regarding the corporate liability of businesses for failures of
their store managers (in a case of misleading advertising).
[edit] Criticism
Main article: Criticism of Tesco
Tesco have been criticised for aggressively pursuing critics of the company in Thailand. Writer
and former MP Jit Siratranont is facing up to two years in jail and a £16.4 million libel damages
claim for saying that Tesco was expanding aggressively at the expense of small local retailers.
Tesco served him with writs for criminal defamation and civil libel.[107]
Criticism of Tesco includes allegations of stifling competition due to its undeveloped "land
bank",[108] and breaching planning laws.[109]
In December 2006 The Grocer magazine published a study which named Tesco as having the
slowest checkouts of the six major supermarkets. Somerfield had the shortest queues with an
average wait of 4 min 23 seconds. In order of least time spent at the checkout, the other major
supermarkets were Waitrose, Sainsbury's, Asda, Morrisons.[110]
The Grocer also named Asda as the cheapest UK supermarket (based on 33 items). Tesco was
second and Sainsbury's and Morrisons joint third.[110] Tesco price check tends to differ saying out
of 7134 (compared to Asda) products, (Survey carried out between 9 July 2007 and 11 July
2007) Tesco is cheaper: 1835 (compared to 1251 the previous week), Tesco is more expensive:
975 (compared to 984 the previous week) and Tesco is the same price: 4324 (compared to 4996
the previous week).[111]
Tesco received criticism for bureaucratic and inflexible parking systems in its Bloomfield store
in Dublin, Ireland.[112]
Tesco continues to advertise on Fox News's controversial Glenn Beck Show despite 60 major US
companies, and a number of UK companies, pulling their advertisements. The cancellations were
largely a consequence of Beck's accusation that Barack Obama was racist and had a "deep-seated
hatred for white people". In contrast, Waitrose has already ceased advertising on the show.[113]
[edit] Opposition to Tesco expansion
Tesco's expansion has not been without criticism and, in some cases, active opposition.
• A 2006 article on the thisismoney website quoted various criticisms of the company's
expansion and dominance of the UK supermarket scene.[114]
• In 2007 residents in the Hall Green area of Birmingham made their opposition strongly
evident when Tesco announced plans to open a store on the Robin Hood Lane, right next
to a busy island in the suburb. The Local Liberal Democrat councillor was actively
involved in the opposition to the store opening on the grounds it would affect local
businesses and therefore the consumer choice in the area. Tesco was given planning
permission to open the store in April 2008 and plans were set up by residents to boycott
the store and continue to use local outlets. Since opening Tesco's deliveries have caused
major traffic problems in the area and Birmingham City Council have announced plans to
put a loading ban into force between 7:00am and 10:00am to relieve congestion.[115]
• In 2008, opposition to a proposed expansion in Coventry was reported in the Coventry
Telegraph.[116]
• In 2007 residents of Cambridge organised a campaign, "No Mill Road Tesco", with the
aim of preventing Tesco from opening a store on Cambridge's Mill Road, a street running
just to the south of the centre of Cambridge which is a lively, cosmopolitan area home to
many independent shops, delicatessens, cafes and curry houses.[117] In March 2008,
Tesco's application was refused by the council. Tesco appealed, but lost the appeal in
November 2008.[118] The planning inspector dismissed the appeal on the grounds of
highway safety.[119] In mid-2008, while waiting for the appeal to be heard, Tesco applied
for planning permission for an air conditioning and refrigeration plant, which was also
rejected by the council.[120] Tesco eventually opened a restricted size store with no
external refrigeration plant or alcohol license in August 2009.[121]
• In March 2007 residents in Bournville, Birmingham fought to maintain the historic
alcohol free status of the area, in winning a court battle with Tesco, to prevent it selling
alcohol in its local outlet. No shops are permitted to sell alcohol in the area and there are
no pubs, bars or fast-food outlets in Bournville.[122]
• Plans for a large Tesco store in St Albans, Hertfordshire, attracted widespread local
opposition. This led to the formation of the "Stop St Albans Tesco Group". In June 2008,
St Albans Council refused planning permission for the proposed store.[123]
• In 2008, Tesco faced opposition to plans to build a new store in Tonypandy, South
Wales. Local business protested against the plans and Tesco was later refused planning
permission by the local council.[124] Tesco later said they would appeal to the Welsh
assembly, However the result of this has not emerged.
• In 2009, Tesco received planning permission to build a Tesco Express store on Hope
Street, Liverpool despite there being a total of eight other Tesco stores (In Express, Metro
and Superstore formats) within less than or equivalent to a mile from its proposed
location.[125] This initiated a campaign in the local area[126] and a large Facebook group
movement to prevent the construction going ahead.[127] Tesco withdrew the plans on 3
September 2009 due to widespread opposition and condemnation from local people.
Sheringham in Norfolk, has been fighting Tesco for over 13 years. Since 1997 Tesco have had
four planning permissions rejected and an appeal thrown out by the planning inspector.
However the expansion of Tesco is not opposed by everyone. Plans for a new Tesco store in
Immingham, North East Lincolnshire were warmly received by the local council[128] and by
members of the public.[129]
[edit] Alumni
In recent years Tesco alumni have had increasing influence on other large listed businesses.
Former Tesco senior staffers include:
• CEO Talk Talk plc : Dido Harding[citation needed]
• CEO Halfords plc : David Wild[citation needed]
• CEO Figleaves.com : Julia Reynolds[citation needed]
• CEO Dixons plc : John Browett[citation needed]
• Deputy Chair Carphone Warehouse: John Gildersleeve[citation needed]
• CEO Carrefour France : James McCann[citation needed]
• CEO Greggs plc : Ken Mcmeikan[citation needed]
[edit] Further reading
• MacLaurin, Sir Ian (1999). Tiger by the Tail: A Life in Business from Tesco to Test
Cricket. London: Pan Books. ISBN 0330373714.
• Simms, Andrew (2007). Tescopoly: how one shop came out on top and why it matters.
London: Constable. ISBN 1845295110.
• Humby, Clive; Hunt, Terry & Phillips, Tim (2006). Scoring points : how Tesco continues
to win customer loyalty. London & Philadelphia: Kogan Page. ISBN 9780749447526.
• Nash, Bethany (2006). Fair-Trade and the growth of ethical consumerism within the
mainstream : an investigation into the Tesco consumer. Leeds: University of Leeds.
ISBN 75272130.
[edit] Gallery
Tesco Store at Národní
Tesco in Burscough, Tesco supermarket, Tesco superstore in Třída metro station,
Lancashire Baldock, UK Swindon Prague
Tesco Mikulov, Czech Tesco Express near,

Czech Tesco Tesco Brno Republic Locks Heath,
headquarters, Prague Hampshire, UK
Tesco Store in
Tesco Express near Northallerton, North Tesco Hypermarket in
Emirates Stadium Yorkshire Zličín, Czech Republic
[edit] See also

Hertfordshire portal
Companies portal
Food portal
• List of supermarket chains in the United Kingdom

• Tescopoly
• TNS Worldpanel
• Tesco Town
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Coordinates: 51°42′18.89″N 0°1′36.37″W / 51.7052472°N 0.0267694°W / 51.7052472;

Public limited company

• David Reid (Chairman)

Groceries, consumer goods, financial

Potters Bar Tesco

Tesco Talking Trolleys

[edit] Tesco Express

Tesco Express, Hilperton Road, Trowbridge, Wiltshire

[edit] One Stop

One Stop, Trowbridge, Wiltshire

[edit] Tesco Homeplus

Tesco petrol station in St Mellons

France 1992 0 0 (0) 0 (0) 1

Japan 2003 142 44,315 (477,000) 312 (3,359) 7

Tesco Express, Belehradska Street, Prague, Czech Republic

A Tesco Hypermarket in Prokocim, Poland

A Fresh & Easy store in Summerlin, Nevada, United States

[edit] Tesco litigation

Tesco Mikulov, Czech Tesco Express near,

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• List of supermarket chains in the United Kingdom

Annual group revenue: GB£62.54 billion · Employees: 552,004 · Stock symbol:

SList of supermarket chains in the United Kingdom

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