Tesco group: number of employees in the United Kingdom (UK) 2012-2022

From 2012 to 2022, the number of individuals employed by Tesco in the United Kingdom increased to about 326,000 employees in 2022 from just about 300,000 employees in 2012. Tesco employs approximately 354,000 people worldwide.

Tesco

The multinational-operating grocery and general merchandise retailer Tesco PLC was founded in 1919 by Jack Cohen (1898-1979) and is currently headquartered in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom. The product portfolio includes food and beverages, clothing, home appliances, and financial services. Tesco is one of the leading supermarket brands in the United Kingdom (UK), consistently ranking highest in terms of grocery market share. Tesco operates almost 5,000 stores around the world.

Retail competitors

Most of Tesco’s annual revenue is generated from its key market: the United Kingdom. Additionally, they sell products in stores located in other European and Asian countries. Although Tesco is a leader in the UK grocery market based on market share, Aldi and Lidl (German-founded grocery retailers) were voted as the most popular grocery retailers in the UK in 2022. Tesco ranked third, followed by Sainsbury’s and Morrisons