Tesco to axe 400 jobs across shops and head office

Tesco is to cut about 400 jobs as part of plans to ‘simplify’ the supermarket firm’s operations (Jonathan Brady/PA) - (PA Wire)

Tesco is to cut about 400 jobs across its stores and head office as part of plans to “simplify” the business.

The UK’s largest supermarket chain said managers in its head office and Tesco Mobile phone shops, as well as staff at some of its in-store bakeries, will be affected.