Tesco has announced the opening of its 2,000th Express store in Lion Yard shopping centre, Cambridge.
This significant milestone reflects Tesco’s commitment to serving customers wherever, whenever and however they want to shop and supports its ambition to be the UK’s most convenient retailer.
Tesco first launched the Express format in 1994 with the new, smaller format designed to bring value to more customers in more locations and has now expanded the format with nearly 80% of the UK now within 10 minutes of an Express store.
The new store will create 20 new jobs and serve customers in Cambridge city centre with on- the-go lunch options and dinner for tonight meals.
To celebrate this milestone, Tesco is making a special award from its Community Grants Programme of £2,000 to local charities and will donate 2,000 meals to local schools.
Kevin Tindall, Managing Director, Tesco Convenience, said “This is an exciting milestone for the business as we continue to expand our store network to give us unrivalled proximity to customers looking for an easy and convenient shopping experience. Our colleagues in Express do a brilliant job serving their local communities and our growing Express network makes it even easier for customers to find great value in more places.”
Tesco continues to provide more ways to help customers shop more easily – from its rapid delivery service, Whoosh, to growing its GHS footprint to reach more of the population and expanding its Click & Collect service – so everyone can find great value wherever they shop.
About Tesco
Tesco plc is a British multinational groceries and general merchandise retailer headquartered in Welwyn Garden City, England. 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 has shops in Ireland, the United Kingdom, the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Slovakia. It is the market leader of groceries in the UK (where it has a market share of around 28.4%).
Source: Tesco
