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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Sarah Butler

The return of ‘Tescopoly’? How Britain’s biggest retailer dominates everyday life

A board game square with Tesco on it and a trolley as a playing piece
Tesco’s growth across Britain through the 1990s and early 2000s was abruptly curtailed. Composite: Guardian Design/Getty Images/Alamy

Reach into your pocket and you will probably find evidence of Tesco. Whether it is a Clubcard, mobile phone or just a receipt from one of its 3,000 stores, the UK’s biggest retailer is engrained in everyday British life.

As its chief executive, Ken Murphy, proudly proclaimed this month, the supermarket chain has grabbed even more of our spending this year, landing almost a third of all grocery sales and receiving more than £1 in every £10 spent in UK retail. Data released this week showed Tesco’s sales growth outgunning its traditional rivals.

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