Tesco in Wrexham

Tesco

Tesco in Wrexham.

Tesco was founded in 1919 by Jack Cohen as a group of market stalls. The Tesco name first appeared in 1924, after Cohen purchased a shipment of tea from T. E. Stockwell and combined those initials with the first two letters of his surname, and the first Tesco store opened in 1931 in Burnt Oak, Barnet.

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Tesco Delivery Van c1940s

 

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Tesco Delivery Van c1930s

In the 1960s they acquired 212 branches of Irwin stores including the one at High Street, Wrexham.

Tesco, High Street, Wrexham
The first own brand.

 

Tesco, High Street, Wrexham
In the 1960s Tesco started selling household goods and clothing in their stores across the UK.

Tesco, High Street, Wrexham
The Tesco name first appeared in 1924, after Cohen purchased a shipment of tea from T. E. Stockwell and combined those initials with the first two letters of his surname.
Tesco in Wrexham
Tesco Superstore
Tesco in Wrexham
Tesco – Jack Cohen 1929
Tesco in Wrexham
Tesco – Jack Cohen
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Tesco – Lord Street in 1970s
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Tesco – 1st one at St. George’s Cresent. (Pic by Mark Griffiths).
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Tesco – 1st one at St. George’s Cresent. (Pic by Mark Griffiths).
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Tesco – 1st one at St. George’s Cresent. (Pic by Mark Griffiths).
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Tesco – 1st one at St. George’s Cresent. (Pic by Mark Griffiths).

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