Tesco Slovakia

Tesco Slovakia was opened in 1996 and is headquartered in Bratislava, Slovakia. Tesco Slovakia is a subsidiary of Tesco originated in UK. Tesco today operates 151 stores throughout the country.

The retailer offers about 20,000 SKUs under the following categories:

• Sweet grocery
• Savory grocery
• Frozen
• Chilled & fresh
• Dairy
• Drinks
• Personal care
• Household
• Bazar

Tesco provides its own brands (non-exhaustive list):

• Tesco Finest - Under this brand, products such as chocolates, cocoa beans, muesli, etc…
• Pro Formula - In this line, shampoos, toothbrushes, shaving creams, etc,.. are sold.
• Pet Specialist - This line is especially dedicated to pet’s accessories.

The company also has Tesco Mobile which is a partner of Tesco Stores SR and O2 Slovakia. In addition, Tesco Slovakia has an online shopping store, and offers Tesco Mobile (prepaid services to over 200,000 customers), financial services, and has petrol stations selling natural gas and additive diesel plus.

In relation to the supply chain, the company owns three logistics centres, which are located in Seredi, Nemšová and Prešov. The firm extended its lease agreement with Prologis for its existing distribution center measuring 91,500 square meters.

As of 2018, Tesco decided to reduce the sales area of its hypermarkets from 10,000 square meters to about 6,000 square meters. The firm declared that this step is not a sign of collapse, instead it is creating effectiveness. Consumers will start making shopping trips several times everyday instead of one or two big shopping trips a week.

In the financial year 2018, the company achieved 1.5 billion euros in terms of turnover. The total workforce of the firm is composed of more than 10,000 employees.