Convenience store chain with over 1,000 branches to start stocking Tesco own-brand products – is one one near you?
A CONVENIENCE store chain with more than 1,000 branches nationwide will start stocking items from retailer Tesco.
One Stop, which is owned by parent company Tesco Group, will start lining its aisles with products from the popular supermarket.
The new products will be introduced in phases from later this month and roll out into next year.
These will include an expanded range of “healthier and affordable” options.
“This is an incredibly exciting time for us,” One Stop managing director Stephanie Wood said.
“The Tesco Core Own Brand range will not only elevate customer experience with high-quality, trusted products, but it will also enable our franchisees to offer a broader and more competitive range to their local communities.”
Tesco’s Core Own Brand range will also be available on all four of One Stop’s delivery platform partners – Deliveroo, Just Eat, Uber Eats and Snappy Shopper.
PULLING THE PLUG
It comes after Tesco announced it would be closing its High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire superstore between October 2024 and autumn 2025.
The store will remain closed while landlord Buckinghamshire Council reconfigures the site.
Tesco will open a temporary Express store in the Eden Shopping Centre while the branch is closed.
A Tesco spokesperson said: “Our superstore will reopen in Autumn 2025 with a refreshed look and feel which we’re excited to share with customers.”
Tesco is pursuing a strategy of expansion with plans to open 70 more stores across the UK over the next year.
The cost-of-living crisis has meant households have less money in their pockets and so are cutting back on their spending.
As a result, high street shops have seen lower footfall and less money landing in the tills since the pandemic.
That, coupled with ongoing restructuring plans and high rents, has forced many chains to close.
Figures from the Centre for Retail Research revealed almost 10,500 UK shops closed for the final time in 2023.
The 12-month period also saw over 119,000 jobs lost across the sector.
According to the centre’s most recent data, 1,846 stores closed and 23,982 retail jobs were lost during the first six months of 2024.
GL-EWW
Tesco also issued an urgent recall urging consumers not to buy certain mince pies because they could contain glue.
The product affected is the six pack of Tesco Finest 6 All Butter Pastry Mince Pies.
Packets with the following best before dates should not be eaten: October 4, October 26, November 2, and November 10.
The Food Standards Agency put the alert up on Thursday warning customers that the baked goods may contain pieces of dried glue from the packaging, making them “unsafe to eat”.
The agency advises customers who have bought the product not to eat it but to return it to any store for a full refund – no receipt is required.
What can I get with Tesco Clubcard?
TESCO'S Clubcard scheme allows shoppers to earn points as they shop.
These points can then be turned into vouchers for money off food at the supermarket, or discounts at other places like restaurants and days out.
Each time you spend £1 in-store and online, you get one point when you scan your Clubcard.
Drivers using the loyalty card get one point for every two litres spent on fuel.
One point equals 1p, so 150 points gets you a £1.50 money-off voucher, for example.
You can double their worth when you swap them for discounts with “reward partners”.
For example, £12 worth of vouchers can be swapped for a £24 three-month subscription to Disney+.
Or you can swap 50p worth of points for £1 to spend at Hungry Horse pubs.
Where you can spend them changes regularly, and you can check on the Tesco website what’s available now.
Tesco shoppers can also get Clubcard prices when they have the loyalty card.
The discounted items change regularly and without a Clubcard you’ll pay a higher price.
These Clubcard prices are usually labelled on shelves, along with the non-member price.
But it’s worth noting that just because it’s discounted doesn’t necessarily make it the cheapest around, and you should compare prices to find the best deal.
You can sign up to get a Tesco Clubcard in store or online via the Tesco website.
If customers run into any further issues they have been urged to call the Tesco Customer Service line on 0800 50 5555.
The supermarket has reassured customers that no other products have been affected by this issue.
A spokesperson for Tesco said the recall was a “precautionary measure”.
They added:“The quality of our products is our number one priority and we immediately began an investigation with our supplier to understand what happened. We’re sorry for the inconvenience”.