Tesco at a glance
Tesco is the world’s third largest grocery retailer, with operations in 14 countries.
Our scale means we can provide our customers with great choice and value. We cater for all sections of the market, with ranges spanning our Value and Discount Brands right through to our premium ranges, as well as specialist ranges such as Organic, Fairtrade and Healthy Living. We are also more than a food retailer. Non-food ranges accounted for 21% of Group turnover in 2008 and include electrical goods, books, home-ware, sports equipment, personal finance and clothing.
No. of stores by market
- 01 UK - 2,306
- 02 Thailand - 571
- 03 Poland - 319
- 04 South Korea - 242
- 05 Hungary - 149
- 06 Japan - 135
- 07 Rep. of Ireland - 116
- 08 US - 115
- 09 Czech Republic - 113
- 10 Turkey - 96
- 11 China - 70
- 12 Slovakia - 70
- 13 Malaysia - 29
No. of employees by market
- 01 UK - 286,394
- 02 Thailand - 38,166
- 03 Poland - 23,569
- 04 Hungary - 21,356
- 05 South Korea - 20,626
- 06 China - 19,452
- 07 Rep. of Irel. - 13,764
- 08 Czech Rep. - 12,677
- 09 Malaysia - 9,872
- 10 Slovakia - 8,286
- 11 Turkey - 7,025
- 12 Japan - 4,007
- 13 US - 2,583
- 14 Other* - 731
Revenue by market (£m)
- 01 UK - 38,191
- 02 South Korea - 3,139
- 03 Rep. of Ireland - 2,380
- 04 Thailand - 2,137
- 05 Poland - 1,964
- 06 Hungary - 1,774
- 07 Czech Rep. - 1,265
- 08 Slovakia - 894
- 09 China - 800
- 10 Malaysia - 584
- 11 Turkey - 571
- 12 Japan - 408
- 13 US - 206
UK
| 187 new stores and 11,810 new jobs |
US
| 62 new stores and 1,380 new jobs |
EUROPE
| Czech Republic 18 new stores and 772 new jobs |
| Hungary 26 new stores and 697 new jobs |
| Poland 21 new stores and 1,900 new jobs |
| Republic of Ireland 17 new stores and 1,173 new jobs |
| Slovakia 10 new stores and 433 new jobs |
| Turkey 41 new stores and 1,370 new jobs |
ASIA
| China 15 new stores and 1,950 new jobs |
| Japan 13 new stores and 451 new jobs |
| Malaysia 9 new stores and 4,760 new jobs |
| South Korea 73 new stores and 3,411 new jobs |
| Thailand 95 new stores and 1,036 new jobs |
INDIA
This year we announced our entry into the Indian market. We are establishing a wholesale cash & carry business that will offer a comprehensive range of great value fresh food, grocery and non-food products to small retailers, restaurants, kirana stores and other business owners. We will also provide farmers and other suppliers with a highly efficient route to market.
We have also entered into an exclusive franchise agreement with Trent, the retail arm of the Tata Group. In return for a fee, Trent will be able to draw on Tesco’s extensive retail expertise to support the development of its Star Bazaar hypermarket business.
As we are still establishing this business and it is not yet fully operational, throughout this Report where we refer to 13 markets we have excluded India as there is no relevant data. However, India is included in our carbon footprint.
