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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 former market trader, founded Tesco in 1919 and transformed it into the UK's biggest supermarket chain. Explore the milestones and innovations of Tesco's journey from self-service to global expansion.

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

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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 origins, his slogans, his family and his honours in this article by Jenni Frazer.

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

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   Learn about the life and achievements of Sir Jack Cohen, who started as a market trader and became the \"grocery doctor\" of Britain. See the blue plaque commemorating his childhood home in Whitechapel, London.

7. tesco-bst.com › history-of-tescoHistory of Tesco - Tesco Business Solutions

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   Learn how Jack Cohen started a market stall in 1919 and built Tesco into a global retailer. Discover the milestones and innovations that shaped Tesco's history, from self-service to online shopping.

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

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   Sep 9, 2013 · Robert Peston tells the story of Jack Cohen, the founder of Tesco, who used the initials of his tea supplier and his surname to name his supermarket chain. Cohen was the first to \"pile it high and sell it cheap\" but died before his retail empire became dominant.

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   Who is Jack Cohen?

   • In this clip Peston goes back to the East End of London to find out about Jack Cohen, the man who founded Tesco 89 years ago, using the first three initials of his tea supplier, TE Stockwell, and the first two initials of his surname.

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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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   How did Jack Cohen make a profit?

   • At the end of the first day Jack Cohen made a profit of £1 on sales of £4. The first own-brand product sold, which Jack promised would bring unequalled value, was Tesco Tea – before the company was called Tesco. The name comes from the initials of TE Stockwell, who was a partner in the firm of tea suppliers, and CO from Jack’s surname.

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   What was the first Tesco product?

   • The first own-brand product sold, which Jack promised would bring unequalled value, was Tesco Tea - before the company was called Tesco. The name comes from the initials of TE Stockwell, who was a partner in the firm of tea suppliers, and CO from Jack's surname. Jack Cohen opened the first Tesco store in Burnt Oak, Edgware, north London.

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10. www.bbc.co.uk › news › magazine-23988795Tesco: How one supermarket came to dominate - BBC News

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    Sep 9, 2013 · Learn how Jack Cohen started Tesco with a barrow selling fish paste in 1919 and how it became the UK's biggest retailer and private employer. Discover how Tesco innovated, expanded and faced controversies with its Clubcard, Value range and property portfolio.