Tesco PLC

Tesco plc trading as Tesco, is a British multinational groceries and general merchandise retailer with headquarters in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom. It is the third-largest retailer in the world measured by gross revenues and ninth-largest retailer in the world measured by revenues.

Tesco Plc engages in the business of retailing and retail banking. The company engages in retail banking and insurance services through its subsidiary, Tesco Bank in the UK. It provides retailing and associated activities in the United Kingdom, China, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Ireland, India, Japan, Malaysia, Poland, Slovakia, South Korea, Thailand, Turkey and the U.S. The company was founded by John Edward Cohen in 1919 and is headquartered in Cheshunt, the United Kingdom.