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Also known as Tesco PLC

Tesco plc () is a British multinational groceries and general merchandise retailer headquartered in the United Kingdom at its head offices in Welwyn Garden City, England. The company was founded by Sir Jack Cohen in Hackney, London, in 1919. In 2011, it was the third-largest retailer in the world measured by gross revenues and the ninth-largest in the world measured by revenues. It is the market leader of groceries in the UK (where it has a market share of around 28.4%). As well as the United Kingdom, Tesco has stores in Czechia, Ireland, Slovakia, the Isle of Man and Hungary.

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Tesco PLC is an active company established in 1919. The organization is based in the United Kingdom, with locations listed in Welwyn Garden City and Cheshunt. It operates as a business entity within the GB jurisdiction.

The company employs 482,152 people. Its financial records indicate a total revenue of 56,925,000,000. Operating income figures are listed as 1,046,000,000 and -5,750,000,000, while net profit values are 129,000,000 and -5,766,000,000. Tesco is referenced by 2,119 other encyclopedia articles.

Synthesized by Vinony from 21 facts across 4 sources: Wikidata, GLEIF, ROR, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Key facts

Company.name
Tesco plc
Company.logo
Tesco Logo.svg
Company.logo_caption
Logo used since 1995
Company.image_caption
Tesco Headquarters, Welwyn Garden City
Company.type
Public
Company.traded_as
FTSE 100 Component
Company.founder
Sir Jack Cohen
Company.industry
Retail
Company.revenue
£69.191 billion (2025)
Company.operating_income
£3.128 billion (2025)
Company.net_income
£1.630 billion (2025)
Company.assets
£38.890 billion (2025)
Company.equity
£11.662 billion (2025)
Company.num_employees
330,000 (2026)
Company.foundation
Hackney, London, England, UK
Company.location
Tesco House, Shire Park, Kestrel Way, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Company.locations
4,673 (2021)
COA wide.image
Tesco_CoA.svg

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Company

Jurisdiction
GB
Headquarters
WELWYN GARDEN CITY, GB

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Research organization · ROR

Type
Company
Founded
1919
Location
Cheshunt, United Kingdom
Status
Active

GRID grid.438687.6 · ISNI 0000 0004 0599 0189

Wikidata facts

Founded by
Jack Cohen
Headquarters
Cheshunt
Owned by
Schroders
Chairperson
John Allan
Industry
retail chain
Employees
423092
Revenue
56925000000
Official website
tesco.sk
Image
Tesco Express, Wavertree.jpg
Motto
Every little helps
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Commons category
Tesco
topic's main category
Category:Tesco
inception
1919-00-00
operating income
-5750000000
net profit
-5766000000
owner of
Lazada Group
P7771
July 6
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