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Article: Tesco Express adds 150 forecourt sites.
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- Grocer
- Article date:
- February 12, 2000
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Tesco's plans to expand its portfolio of Tesco Express forecourt stores have been met with concern by independent retailers.
The multiple has struck a deal with Esso to open supermarkets on 150 sites during the next three years.
But symbol groups have warned that this could further damage the independent retail sector.
Barry Wallis, retail development controller at Spar, said Tesco's announcement reinforces the argument that branding was becoming vital to survival.
And he said independent retailers should now take the opportunity to team up with a symbol.
"This latest development endorses what Spar has been saying for a long ...