Tesco History

Tesco was established in 1919 by Jack Cohen, the child of Polish Jewish workers. In the beginning, the organisation sold war-surplus basic supplies from a market store in Hackney, East London. After ten years, the principal Tesco store was opened in Edgware, Middlesex.

Tesco developed relentlessly and jumped on to the London Stock Exchange in 1947. Through the 90s development of the supermarket soared. The 21st century has seen Tesco broadening beyond food to electronics, toys and more. Today, the organization is one of the biggest retailers in the UK, as well as Ireland, Hungary, Thailand, and Malaysia with business interests in numerous nations.

Tesco Stores and Tesco.com

Tesco has a wide scope of operations in the UK which it separates into five strands. The primary five are: Tesco Superstores, Tesco Metro, Tesco Express, Tesco Extra and One Stop. There are likewise numerous other brands, for example, Dobbie's Garden Centers, Tesco Bank, petrol stations and Tesco Mobile. Tesco also now has Harris & Hoole, and at one point owned Giraffe Restaurants.

You can find your nearest local Tesco supermarket using their store finder tool. Just head to tesco.com and have a look at its variety of deals, discounts and special offers, then find your store.

What's on offer at Tesco?

Tesco sells everything from food to internet access, drinks to home insurance, cheese to banking facilities. Here's a break down of what you can get at Tesco:

• Groceries & Basics: Most things you'll ever want in-store, as well as online with home delivery - food, drinks, fresh fruit, vegetables, toiletries and kitchenware. We find Tesco groceries to be some of the cheapest and best value for money in the UK.
• Tesco Direct: Electronics, toys, furniture, entertainment, video games, health and beauty as well as gardening equipment. Delivery usually costs £3 but you can get free click & collect to your local branch. Latest Deals often features Tesco Direct deals and discounts.
• F&F Clothing: Men and women's clothes are available including tops, trousers, shoes, dresses and work clothes. Plus, children's clothes are regularly on special offer with F&F discounts available. Keep an eye out in the Tesco voucher code section for F&F discount codes.
• Tesco Clubcard: Tesco has a loyalty card system where you earn points on everything you buy. These points can be exchanged for money off discounts on your shopping, or traded up for higher value items such as family experiences and eating out at various restaurant chains. One you save 150 points you'll start to receive Tesco discounts and vouchers in the post.
• Tesco Bank: You can save your money with Tesco Bank, get a credit card, loan, insurance and more. It is a high street bank just like any other, with Government guarantees etc.
• Tesco Wine: Latest Deals members are fond of Tesco wine which often has special offers, discounts and deals to be found.
• Tesco Mobile: A fairly new addition to the Tesco brand, you can now get cheap SIM only contracts and monthly contracts on a range of top brand phones for cheap rates.

Tesco Deals & Discounts

Online, both on Tesco Direct and Tesco Groceries, it has a special offers section which is very popular with members of Latest Deals. For the groceries you have:

• Half Price
• Only £1
• Save 1/3
• Buy One Get One Free
• Multibuys
• Seasonal

Tesco Black Friday & Cyber Monday

For the last few years Tesco has gone big on Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Everything from vacuum cleaners, video games consoles, toys, food processors, televisions and more are on offer. It price matches Amazon much of the time and competes strongly on price. Often the sales period lasts longer than one day and they may even do it for a week or more.

Tesco on YouTube

Tesco has a fun and regularly updated YouTube channel. Alongside recipes, homely tips and their annual Christmas adverts, you'll find heart-warming videos such as this favourite of ours of Tesco Surprise Delivery | Liz's Story

Tesco Free Click & Collect

Tesco gives free click & collect on all its online deals and discounts. This includes Tesco Direct, Tesco F&F Clothing and Tesco Groceries.

This is a great way to save on delivery costs, and pick up special offers when you're next in for your shopping. Don't have a parcel miss you or be sent to the post office, collect it at your convenience for free.

Tesco Delivery Costs

Otherwise, Tesco delivery for things like electronics, homeware and toys costs £3. Groceries delivery slots start at £1.

How to contact Tesco

• For Tesco Grocery orders you can call 0800 323 4040
• For other departments and more contact information click here
• You can write to Tesco customer services at:

Tesco Customer Service Centre

Baird Avenue

Dundee

DD1 9NF

If Tesco can't deliver an item you've paid for, for whatever reason, you are entitled to a full refund for the cost of that item.

Should you have to give back a flawed or broken item, you can contact Tesco on 0800 3234050 (or 0330 1234050 from a mobile phone), and a colleague will help you.

Report it within 30 days of receipt and you'll be qualified for a full refund. After the 30 day window, you may be offered a substitution or a discount.

How to shop at Tesco

All you have to do is register on the Tesco.com website. You need to give an email address, password, and Clubcard number if you have one. You also need to give your post code and delivery address when ordering an item. Remember, to save on delivery it may be possible to get click and collect for free to your local store - save money where you can!

If you want it delivered, you simply pick a time that works for you and choose your slot.

What payment methods are accepted at Tesco?

• MasterCard
• Visa Credit
• Visa Debit
• American Express Maestro
• Clubcard Plus

Tesco Clubcard vouchers, Tesco discount codes, and Tesco Gift Cards can also be used on the website as well as in-store.

Tesco Links

• YouTube
• Wikipedia
• Twitter
• Website