The popular supermarket brand is one of the most recognisable in the UK - but few know about the meaning behind the name
Most of the UK would recognise the Tesco brand at first sight - but fans of the leading supermarket are only just discovering the meaning behind its household name.
It turns out the origin of the supermarket's title goes back over a century to the man who first set the store up, reports the Mirror. Tesco was founded in 1919 by a man called Jack Cohen who was the son of Jewish migrants from Poland.READ MORE: Spain travel warning as strict swimming pool rules introduced
In a nod to his suppliers, the founder combined 'TES' with the initial two letters of his surname, culminating in the name that we all recognise today - Tesco. His first store opened its doors in Edgware, North London in 1929 and, within a mere decade, he was the proud owner of a hundred stores, thus cementing the Tesco name on the map.
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