Tesco
plc is a
UK-based international grocery and general merchandising retail chain. It is the largest British
retailer by both global sales and domestic market share, is the world's third-largest
grocery retailer, behind
Wal-Mart of the
United States and
Carrefour of
France.Tesco now controls just over 30% of the grocery market in the UK, approximate to the combined market share of its closest rivals,
Asda and
Sainsbury's. In 2007, the supermarket chain announced over £2.55 billion in profits. Originally specialising in food, it has
diversified into areas such as discount
clothes,
consumer electronics, consumer
financial services, selling and renting
DVDs,
compact discs and
music downloads,
Internet service, consumer
telecoms, consumer
health insurance, consumer
dental plans and budget software. They are now entering into the housing market, with a self advertising website called Tesco Property Market.
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