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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Jack_Cohen_(businessman)Jack Cohen (businessman) - Wikipedia

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   Sir John Edward Cohen (born Jacob Kohen; 6 October 1898 – 24 March 1979) was an English businessman who founded the Tesco supermarket chain. His company is the market leader of groceries in the UK, and the third-largest retailer in the world measured by gross revenues in 2011.

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3. www.tescoplc.com › about › our-historyOur history - Tesco PLC

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   Learn how Jack Cohen, a Polish immigrant, started Tesco with a single market stall in London in 1919. Discover how he expanded his business, introduced self-service, and became a pioneer of supermarket retailing.

4. www.thejc.com › lifestyle › featuresFrom market stall to supermarket giant: the man who made ...

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   May 9, 2019 · Learn about the life and legacy of Jack Cohen, who started a market stall in 1919 and built it into a vast supermarket chain. Discover his military service, his family, his slogans and his ties to the Jewish community.

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6. www.thefactsite.com › history-of-tescosThe History Of Tesco - The Fact Site

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   Mar 17, 2021 · Learn how Tesco, the UK's largest supermarket chain, was founded by Jack Cohen in 1919 and grew to become a global retailer. Discover the origin of the name Tesco, the first store, the expansion, and the services offered by the company.

7. www.bbc.co.uk › news › avThe man who built Tesco, 'Slasher' Jack Cohen - BBC News

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   Sep 9, 2013 · Learn how Jack Cohen, nicknamed \"Slasher\" or \"The Guv'nor\", started Tesco with the initials of his tea supplier and his surname. Watch the clip from Peston On Shopping, a BBC Two series about the UK supermarket chain.

8. www.english-heritage.org.uk › jack-cohenSir Jack Cohen | Entrepreneur | Blue Plaques | English Heritage

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   Learn about the life and legacy of Sir Jack Cohen, who started as a market trader and became the \"grocery doctor\" of Britain. He founded Tesco in 1932 and pioneered self-service supermarkets, low prices and Green Shield stamps.

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   What happened to Jack Cohen?

   • A decade of value at the tills and on the pumps, but also the end of an era as our founder, Jack Cohen, passes away on 24 March 1979

   Our history - Tesco PLC

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   Who was Jack Cohen?

   • But the minute he smiled — a wide grin which transformed his face — the ghost of the Jack Cohen of 1919 suddenly appeared, the Whitechapel boy whose market stalls and backchat lured in the shoppers of Hackney. And it is the centenary of that barrow-boy initiative that the Tesco empire is celebrating this year.

   From market stall to supermarket giant: the man who made Tesco

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   When did Sir Jack Cohen die?

   • When he retired in 1970, having been knighted the previous year, his leading role was taken on by his two sons-in-law. In his final decade Sir Jack Cohen took an active interest in residential homes for poor and elderly Jews, whilst continuing to exert influence at Tesco. He died in 1979.

   Sir Jack Cohen | Entrepreneur | Blue Plaques | English Heritage

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   Who was Tesco Cohen?

   • One hundred years ago, Jack Cohen started the market stall which grew into a vast supermarket chain. Jenni Frazer looks back on a colourful life At the end of his long life, it was difficult to get a sense of the hard-nosed and ruthless businessman “Tesco Cohen” must once have been in his heyday.

   From market stall to supermarket giant: the man who made Tesco

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10. www.business-live.co.uk › economic-developmentFrom Jack Cohen's 1919 East End beginnings to a bagful of ...

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    May 31, 2013 · From Jack Cohen's 1919 East End beginnings to a bagful of money. Tesco's announcement that it made profits of more than £1 billion in just six months of business is the latest step in the supermarket's expansion and string of successes. Economic Development. By. BusinessLive.