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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.
From market stall to supermarket giant: the man who made Tesco. One hundred years ago, Jack Cohen started the market stall which grew into a vast supermarket chain. Jenni Frazer looks back on a...
Jack Cohen began selling surplus groceries from a stall in the East End of London in 1919. He left the Royal Flying Corp at the end of the Great War and used his demob money to buy the first day’s stock. From day one, Jack believed in putting affordable food in the reach of everybody.
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. See more.
Sep 9, 2013 · It all started in 1919 with Jack Cohen. The 21-year-old left the Royal Flying Corps at the end of World War I and used his demob money to buy surplus food from the Army and sell it from a barrow...
May 31, 2013 · Tesco was founded by Jack Cohen when he began to sell extra groceries. His first day's profit was £1 from sales of £4. In 1924 the first Tesco product - Tesco Tea - was sold by Mr Cohen.
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Sep 9, 2013 · 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,...
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