UK: Tesco denies driving expansion ahead of planning test

By: just-food.com | 4 December 2009

Tesco has denied that it has upped the pace of new store openings in the UK ahead of proposed regulatory changes designed to increase competition in the grocery sector.

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Tesco has denied that it has upped the pace of new store openings in the UK ahead of proposed regulatory changes designed to increase competition in the grocery sector.

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