Supermarkets of Asia - Supermarkets of Hong Kong, Supermarkets of Japan, Supermarkets of Malaysia, Supermarkets of Singapore (Paperback)


Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 126. Not illustrated. Chapters: Supermarkets of Hong Kong, Supermarkets of Japan, Supermarkets of Malaysia, Supermarkets of Singapore, Supermarkets of Taiwan, Tesco, Carrefour, Kanesue, Ntuc Fairprice, Parknshop, Cold Storage, C ty'super, Yaohan, Wellcome, Giant Hypermarket, Seiyu Group, Daiei, Jusco, Mydin, Albis, China Resources Vanguard Shop, Sunshine Farlim Hypermarket, Threesixty, Sheng Siong, Dch Food Mart, Great, Taste, Market Place by Jasons, Yu Kee Food, Gourmet, Uny, Kansai Super, Ito-Yokado, Izumiya, Oisix, Maxvalu Tokai. Excerpt: Tesco store at Kingston Park, Newcastle upon Tyne, EnglandTesco plc is a British international grocery and general merchandising retail chain founded by Jack Cohen in 1919. The brand first appeared after Cohen bought a shipment of tea from T.E. Stockwell and he used those initials and added the first two letters of his own surname. The first Tesco store was opened in 1929 in Burnt Oak, Edgware, Middlesex. During the 1950s and the 1960s Tesco grew organically, and also through acquisitions, until it owned more than 800 stores. Originally specialising in food and drink, it has diversified into areas such as clothing, electronics, financial services, telecoms, home, health, car and dental insurance, retailing and renting DVDs, CDs, music downloads, Internet services and software. It is the largest British retailer by both global sales and domestic market share, with profits exceeding 3 billion, and the third largest global retailer based on revenue, after Wal-Mart and Carrefour and second largest in profit behind Wal-Mart. Jack Cohen founded Tesco in 1919 when he began to sell surplus groceries from a stall in the East End of London. The Tesco brand first appeared in 1924. The name came about after Jack Cohen bought a shipment of tea from T.E. Stockwell. He made new labels using the first thre...

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 126. Not illustrated. Chapters: Supermarkets of Hong Kong, Supermarkets of Japan, Supermarkets of Malaysia, Supermarkets of Singapore, Supermarkets of Taiwan, Tesco, Carrefour, Kanesue, Ntuc Fairprice, Parknshop, Cold Storage, C ty'super, Yaohan, Wellcome, Giant Hypermarket, Seiyu Group, Daiei, Jusco, Mydin, Albis, China Resources Vanguard Shop, Sunshine Farlim Hypermarket, Threesixty, Sheng Siong, Dch Food Mart, Great, Taste, Market Place by Jasons, Yu Kee Food, Gourmet, Uny, Kansai Super, Ito-Yokado, Izumiya, Oisix, Maxvalu Tokai. Excerpt: Tesco store at Kingston Park, Newcastle upon Tyne, EnglandTesco plc is a British international grocery and general merchandising retail chain founded by Jack Cohen in 1919. The brand first appeared after Cohen bought a shipment of tea from T.E. Stockwell and he used those initials and added the first two letters of his own surname. The first Tesco store was opened in 1929 in Burnt Oak, Edgware, Middlesex. During the 1950s and the 1960s Tesco grew organically, and also through acquisitions, until it owned more than 800 stores. Originally specialising in food and drink, it has diversified into areas such as clothing, electronics, financial services, telecoms, home, health, car and dental insurance, retailing and renting DVDs, CDs, music downloads, Internet services and software. It is the largest British retailer by both global sales and domestic market share, with profits exceeding 3 billion, and the third largest global retailer based on revenue, after Wal-Mart and Carrefour and second largest in profit behind Wal-Mart. Jack Cohen founded Tesco in 1919 when he began to sell surplus groceries from a stall in the East End of London. The Tesco brand first appeared in 1924. The name came about after Jack Cohen bought a shipment of tea from T.E. Stockwell. He made new labels using the first thre...

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September 2010

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978-1-157-95651-8

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