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Tesco started life in 1919 when Jack Cohen started selling surplus groceries from a stall in the East End of London. Mr Cohen made a profit of £1 from sales of £4 on his first day.

The Tesco brand first appeared five years later in 1924 when he bought a shipment of tea from a Mr T. E Stockwell. The initials and letters were combined to form Tes-co and in 1929 Mr Cohen opened the flagship Tesco store in Burnt Oak, North London.

In the 60's the TESCO name increase substantially - One claim is that Albert Govay, the founder of the UKs first Discount Store KwiK Save worked with senior Tesco staff as a consultant when he decided to hand over the discount operation. This, it claims is when the surge in to the high street took place

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Tesco supermarket was founded by Jack Cohen in 1919.

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Tesco was founded in 1919. Headquarters are in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England.

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