SUPERMARKETS

Tesco was founded by Jack Cohen and he opened his first store in 1929, in Middlesex. There are now over a thousand Tesco stores through out the UK. Tesco is currently the world’s third largest supermarket, behind Wal-mart. The current CEO is Sir Terry Leahy who was knighted in 2002.

Tesco have three main types of store. Tesco Extra’s are the largest type of Tesco store, usually situated out of town. Tesco Metro stores are smaller than Tesco Extra’s and tend to be located in city centres. Tesco Express is the smallest type of store, and can be found in many neighbourhoods up and down the country.

Each store provides a wide range of food brands and products from the Tesco Value range to Tesco Finest. The Tesco Value range provide cheap groceries by cutting down on over elaborate packaging and by buying from cheaper suppliers. The Tesco Finest range provides some of the most expensive products which source the best quality ingredients.

There are 25 Tesco stores in Manchester. Below is one of each type:

Tesco Express
257 Upper Brook Street, Longsight, Manchester, M13 0HL

Tesco Metro
58-66 Market St, Manchester, M1 1PW

Tesco Extra
Failsworth, Manchester, M35 0ES

For further information on Tesco, you can visit their official website at: www.tesco.com

You can also find your nearest store by using their Store Locator at: www.tesco.com/storelocator