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| | | Address: | Delamare Road P.O BOX 18
Cheshunt Hertfordshire EN9 9SL United Kingdom | | Web Site: | www.tescocorporate.com | | Index: | FTSE 100 | STOXX 50 | STOXX 600 | |
Market Place(s)
: | London | Frankfurt | Dublin | Virt-x | Virt-x | |
Number Of Shares
: | 7,854,334,000 | | Sector: | Distribution | | Industry: | Mass market distribution | | Sub-Industry: | Supermarket distribution |
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| | Tesco - the leading supermarket in Britain With small grocery stores under the Tesco Metro brand name, big supermarkets outside cities (Tesco Extra) and 24-hour stores, the British Group, Tesco, is the king of supermarkets in Britain. Apart from being the national leader in the food sector, it is proud of selling everything to satisfy all its customers' needs - books, CD/DVD/mini-discs, hi-fi and household appliances, household equipment, flowers, wine, apparel... the list goes on and on! With an eye to the future, Tesco has adapted to the rapid technological changes. It makes an astonishing profit from its on-line sales site - Tesco.com. Tesco Express also owns gas [petrol] stations and provides financial services: a joint venture with the Royal Bank of Scotland enables it to offer life insurance and general insurance (home, car, pet, travel), credit cards and advantageous loan and savings schemes. today Tesco is a global player. It is well established in Ireland, Central Europe (Poland, Slovakia and the Czech Republic) and Asia (Thailand, South Korea, Japan and China). A hold which has, once more, increased on the British territory, thanks to the takeover of its competitor T & S Stores 2003. |
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| ISIN: | GB0008847096 | | Reuters Code: | TSCO.L | |
Local Code
: | TSCO | | Auditor: | PriceWaterhouseCoopers | | Number of employees: | 318,283 ( 28/02/2007 )
273,024 ( 28/02/2006 ) |
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| Chairman of Board of Directors: | D E Reid | | Chief Executive Officer: | Terry Leahy | | Chief Financial Officer: | Andrew Higginson | | Data as of 28/02/2007. |
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| Annual report: | 15/04/2008 | | Shareholder ’s meeting: | 27/06/2008 | | Profits 1st half-year: | 03/10/2006 |
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Net Operating revenues*
| 42,641 | 39,454 | 33,974 | 30,814 | 26,337 | |
Net Profit*
| 1,892 | 1,570 | 1,366 | 1,100 | 946 | | * in million(s) of
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2005
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2003
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Earnings per share*
| 23.84 | 20.07 | 17.72 | 15.05 | 13.54 | | * in
pence |
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| General distribution: | 100% | | Sector Data as of 28/02/2008 |
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| SALES PER GEOGRAPHIC AREA | |
| Core Market | | United Kingdom | 74 |
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| Geographic areas | | Europe: | 88% | | Asia: | 12% | | Areas data as of 22/02/2008 | | Profile as of 28/02/2007.
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