Retail
Tesco
Tesco occupies a unique place in British retail, visited by millions but controversial to many. It all started with a barrow selling fish paste. It's the UK's biggest retailer by sales and also the nation's biggest private employer, with more than 330,000 staff working in 3,146 stores.
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’s the UK’s biggest retailer by sales and also the nation’s biggest private employer, with more than 330,000 staff working in 3,146 stores.