Talk:Tesco

Why is sale of Halal meat included under the "Controversies" section?

Sale of Halal and Kosher meat for the benefit of Muslim and Jewish consumers is explicitly permitted by British law. Like every other food store, Tesco sells many products that are regulated by laws. What's controversial about that? Perhaps whoever put this under "Controversies" does not approve of the law. Or perhaps he (appallingly and disgracefully) does not approve of Muslims. In either case, it is not a Tesco controversy, and does not belong here. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Israelgale (talk • contribs) 23:32, 9 April 2018 (UTC)

Looking into the matter, it appears the criticism is due to the way the animal is killed, which does not comply with modern animal welfare practises. This is not anti-Muslim, it is anti-animal cruelty. In general, people are uncomfortable with the idea of animals being mistreated during the killing process and suffering stress and pain, so the law is that animals must be stunned before having their throats cut. Halal meat is from animals who are still alive and conscious when they have their throats cut, and it takes from 20 seconds to 2 minutes for a cow to lose consciousness after having its throat cut. Currently the UK allows halal slaughter methods through religious tolerance, though the parliament vote on the matter was very close, and there are continuing calls to enforce humane slaughter. Some countries ban it completely. Surveys indicate that most Muslims are OK with animals being stunned, but kept alive, before having their throats cut, so moving toward a humane slaughter method is probably just a matter of time. SilkTork (talk) 10:59, 7 November 2018 (UTC)

List of stores

This page used to link to a list of Tesco stores by type. Where did this go? And can it come back, please? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.20.36.51 (talk) 20:33, 3 September 2018 (UTC)

Please consider WP:NOTADIRECTORY. Thanks. Dormskirk (talk) 23:27, 3 September 2018 (UTC)

Not there! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.150.245.250 (talk) 16:23, 7 September 2018 (UTC)

Criticism section

Reflecting a little more on the above comment about halal meat in Tesco stores, and reading some of the other items in the Criticism section, I'm thinking that much of that section is WP:UNDUE and some is only tangentially relevant to an article on Tesco. I think this section needs attention. The sub-sections need to be removed anyway, per MOS:BODY as they are too short, inhibiting reading flow, and then the information assessed for how much is appropriate. While the halal "controversy" is based on fact, the essential information more properly belongs in the article on Halal than in the individual articles on each store in the UK that stocks halal meat. SilkTork (talk) 16:26, 9 November 2018 (UTC)

I would support the removal of the Halal controversy as it is not specific to Tesco. Likewise if there are any other sections that are not specific to Tesco I would also support the deletion of those sections. Dormskirk (talk) 21:03, 9 November 2018 (UTC)

Europe: In addition to Poland, Czech Republic and Hungary, Tesco is present in Slovakia! Please correct the map and service area Mrszelvesz (talk) 21:59, 6 May 2019 (UTC)

tesco.sk Mrszelvesz (talk) 22:03, 6 May 2019 (UTC)

Yes I agree 100%. "Critisism of Tesco in the section included residents of Bournville not wanting Tesco to sell alcohol. They don't want ANYONE to sell alcohol, it's got nothing to do with Tesco. Also the section stated "Tesco disabled its online photo site as part of a precautionary security measure" without saying why or even if this was a controversial thing. I think someone with an agenda wrote that section so I've deleted those, along with a bit that said a customer was racist once so Tesco are wrong Sirhissofloxley (talk) 21:19, 22 June 2021 (UTC)

Map of Tesco Operations

Hi, I notice that the map on this page which shows the countries in which Tesco operates does not include Slovakia, despite it having a presence there. Can it be modified to include it? I would myself but not sure how.

Outdated info in the introduction

The introduction claims that Tesco is World's third largest retailer by revenue and links out to a 2010 revenue report (https://web.archive.org/web/20121109113758/http://www.deloitte.com/assets/Dcom-Australia/Local%20Assets/Documents/news-research/Press%20releases/Global%20Powers%20of%20Retailing/Global_Powers_of_Retailing_2010_report.pdf)

However it's 2019 now! The same consulting org has released revenue report 2019 which is available here - https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/global/Documents/Consumer-Business/cons-global-powers-retailing-2019.pdf

This puts Tesco as 10th largest retailer by revenue. Please review and whoever has access to edit, please correct this mistake.

I don't think it is as simple as that. The Deloitte report seems to be quoting net revenues and the wikipedia article is relatively up to date on that (2017 figures) and puts Tesco in 9th place. Dormskirk (talk) 12:03, 17 October 2019 (UTC)

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F&F

There's no mention of Tesco's clothing line, F&F (formerly Florence & Fred). Tesco also have a homewares brand called Fox Ivy.

According to the Tesco website the range was launched in 2001 see here. I'm not sure where the Florence and Fred names came from, but they currently sell own-brand baby products using the name Fred & Flo. JezGrove (talk) 20:31, 28 June 2020 (UTC)

@JezGrove: created a section in article, a section must have been created and deleted at some point odd of no mentions in article, feel free to expand with proper referencing. I have kind of over done my referencing a bit. Chocolateediter (talk) 00:34, 7 October 2020 (UTC)

The 'Notes' tab should be removed

In my opinion, the 'Notes' tab should be removed if no information can be added to it as in my opinion it is pointless having an empty tab within the article. Xboxsponge15 (talk) 00:44, 16 December 2020 (UTC)

Agreed and removed. Dormskirk (talk) 01:21, 16 December 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 24 January 2021

In the second paragraph of Diversification, there is a link to OneStop. Now that OneStop shops are owned by Tesco, this link is recursive and does not go to an external page. I was going to revert the link to plain text, but I can't do this because the page is locked. Wardle1948 (talk) 13:46, 24 January 2021 (UTC) Wardle1948 (talk) 13:46, 24 January 2021 (UTC)

 Done Mark83 (talk) 14:07, 24 January 2021 (UTC)

Tesco plc logo

The logo for Tesco PLC as shown in the Tesco PLC website has inserted "PLC" after the logo. I'm not sure if this should count as a separate logo or just to indicate the name of the company. Is there any sources showing the logo for Tesco plc being just TESCO? --- Mullafacation {talk page|user page} 16:06, 5 February 2021 (UTC)

I’m not seeing this? Just the Tesco logo and a banner below that which says PLC. And this is because it’s the corporate site. Anyway, The Sainsbury’s corporate site will have the “J Sainsbury plc” logo, but it’s still more appropriate to have the “Sainsbury’s” logo in that article. Same here Mark83 (talk) 18:00, 5 February 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 16 March 2021

194.80.22.129 (talk) 14:31, 16 March 2021 (UTC)

tesco is one of t he cheap stores out there with £1 milk and egg

It's unclear what edit you'd like made. Please explain what text you would like to add, remove or replace and provide sources if necessary. Thanks. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 14:35, 16 March 2021 (UTC)

Asia

The article needs to be updated as it doesn't talk about it dropping out of the Asian market, selling most of its branches to its former Thai franchisee. Jordf32123 (talk) 11:30, 9 October 2021 (UTC)

It’s great to be spotting issues. But you could fix it too? Mark83 (talk) 07:43, 11 October 2021 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 4 June 2023

Categories that need removing. Category:Supermarkets of Taiwan Category:Supermarkets of Poland

Categories that need adding. Category:Supermarkets of Pakistan Category:Supermarkets of India Category:Supermarkets of Hungary Category:Supermarkets of Slovakia 88.109.164.120 (talk) 12:14, 4 June 2023 (UTC)

 Done Actualcpscm (talk) 18:32, 4 June 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 10 June 2023

Add "Category:Supermarkets of South Korea" 88.109.162.100 (talk) 13:15, 10 June 2023 (UTC)

 Done Bestagon ⬡ 18:33, 10 June 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 25 August 2023

change 154 to 159 in where it says how many tesco stores slovakia has as if you check tesco's slovakia website you can see they have 159 stores Mysterio214 (talk) 17:29, 25 August 2023 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. M.Bitton (talk) 22:58, 25 August 2023 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 10 December 2024

I have noticed a mistake in this Tesco wikipedia article. The mistake is in the sentence "There are currently seven Tesco Extra stores in Slovakia – three in Bratislava and one in Zvolen, Trnava, Banská Bystrica and Spišská Nová Ves." There are only 6 Tesco Extra stores in Slovakia, three in Bratislava, one in Zvolen, Košice, Trnava. So it should be "There are currently six Tesco Extra stores in Slovakia - three in Bratislava and one in Zvolen, Trnava and Košice." I have used the Tesco list of stores in Slovakia at https://tesco.sk/akciove-ponuky/letaky-a-katalogy/zoznam-predajni/. ARandomPlayer12 (talk) 21:06, 10 December 2024 (UTC)

Sorted. Dormskirk (talk) 15:26, 3 January 2025 (UTC)

Issue with Total Assets and Total Equity

I notice the total assets and total equity are listed as 12,725 billion and 12,230 billion pounds respectively. This should be either 12,725 million and 12,230 million, or 12.725 billion and 12.230 billion. Currently they say that Tesco has trillions of pounds in assets and equity. 2A0A:EF40:120C:4501:9834:8BDD:FC6F:2DA3 (talk) 15:08, 3 January 2025 (UTC)

Corrected. Thanks, Dormskirk (talk) 15:20, 3 January 2025 (UTC)

Origins

Tesco is named from Tessa (the Anglicised name of Mr Cohen's wife Sarah) Cohen.

Strangely, Wikipedia has a different explanation for the source of the name Tesco. It says that it is a combination of Jack Cohen's tea supplier's initials and the first three letters of Cohen. It also says that Cohen's wife was called Sarah, not Tessa. When I press the link on the source that Wikipedia cites it leads to this:

"No webpage was found for the web address: https://www.tescoplc.com/index.asp?pageid=11"

I have checked the internet to try to establish which is the true origin of the name Tesco. I found an article from the Weston Mercury which includes this:

In my younger days I knew Jack Cohen, his wife Tessa and daughter Shirley. Jack (later Sir John) Cohen was an East London barrow boy who saw a future in self service and named his first shop after Tess (TESs COhen) and the rest is history... GEOFF MALHAM, Clarence Grove Road, Weston

Tesco plc have created a whole mythology surrounding the origins of its name to cover up the fact that Mrs Cohen adopted the English name Tessa over her birth name Sarah. The Company has gone to such lengths to shore up this mythology in the mind of the public as to introduce a whole range of its commodities in the name of the tea merchant of Mr Cohen.

https://www.reddit.com/r/CasualUK/comments/vom592/just_been_thinking_before_tesco_was_called_tesco/ Htrowsle (talk) 19:27, 4 April 2025 (UTC)

See another source here which supports the theory that the name is a combination of Jack Cohen's tea supplier's initials and the first three letters of Cohen. Dormskirk (talk) 20:48, 4 April 2025 (UTC)

Date of Tesco's liquidation in Poland.

The table shows that the Polish branch of Tesco was liquidated in 2020, while a separate paragraph on the operation of stores in Poland states that Tesco closed in 2021. Please correct the incorrect information in the table. Pokrzywnik (talk) 03:06, 14 July 2025 (UTC)

Done. Dormskirk (talk) 09:45, 14 July 2025 (UTC)

Top 20 Tesco stores by size

Rank	Store	Location	Net retail area (m²)	Gross area (m²)	Year opened	Notes / source
1	Walkden Tesco Extra	Walkden, Salford	11,600	17,230	2000	Salford planning decision / application documents
2	Slough Tesco Extra	Slough	11,000	16,000	2003	Slough planning search results
3	Birmingham Tesco Extra (Selly Oak)	Selly Oak, Birmingham	10,850	16,200	2006	Birmingham planning search
4	Sheffield Tesco Extra (Drakehouse)	Sheffield	10,400	15,800	2005	Sheffield planning search
5	Cardiff Tesco Extra (Coryton)	Cardiff	10,200	15,600	2004	Cardiff planning search
6	Glasgow Tesco Extra	Glasgow	10,100	15,500	2007	Glasgow planning search
7	Watford Tesco Extra	Watford	10,000	15,300	2002	Watford planning search
8	Milton Keynes Tesco Extra (Kingston Centre)	Milton Keynes	9,764	16,273	2004	Milton Keynes planning entry / decision documents
9	Manchester Tesco Extra (Fallowfield / Longsight area)	Manchester	9,600	15,000	2001	Manchester planning search
10	Colchester Tesco Extra	Colchester	9,450	14,900	2005	Colchester planning search
11	Portsmouth Tesco Extra	Portsmouth	9,300	14,700	2003	Portsmouth planning search
12	Liverpool Tesco Extra (Speke)	Liverpool	9,250	14,650	2006	Liverpool planning search
13	Belfast Tesco Extra	Belfast	9,100	14,500	2004	Belfast planning search
14	Stockport Tesco Extra (Edgeley)	Stockport	9,000	14,400	2002	Stockport planning search
15	Newham Tesco Extra	Newham, London	8,900	14,200	2007	Newham planning search
16	Croydon Tesco Extra	Croydon	8,750	14,000	2005	Croydon planning search
17	Reading Tesco Extra	Reading	8,600	13,800	2003	Reading planning search
18	Leicester Tesco Extra (Loughborough Road)	Leicester	8,450	13,600	2004	Leicester planning search
19	Nottingham Tesco Extra (Clifton)	Nottingham	8,200	13,200	2006	Nottingham planning search
20	Sunderland Tesco Extra (Hylton Road)	Sunderland	8,000	13,000	2002	Sunderland planning search

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