Tesco at a glance 2011/12
We are one of the world's largest retailers with operations in 14 countries,* employing almost 520,000 people and serving millions of customers every week.
£72.0bnGroup sales
+7.4%Group sales growth
£3.8bnGroup profit before tax
+5.3%Group profit before tax growth
+1.6%Underlying profit before tax**
+2.1%Underlying diluted earnings per share**†
14.76pFull year dividend per share
Other financial information
* In India, we have an exclusive franchise agreement with Trent, the retail arm of the Tata Group. We are supporting the development of their Star Bazaar format. Continuing operations exclude Japan which has been treated as discontinued following our decision to sell the business.
**See glossary PDF (0.03MB) for full accounting definitions.
† Calculated on a constant tax rate basis.
± Revenue excludes the accounting impact of IFRIC 13.
Fascia brands include






| Market position | 1st |
| Multiple formats include | Hypermarkets, superstores, supermarkets, convenience |
| Loyalty scheme | Clubcard – around 16 million active members |
| dotcom | First grocery home shopping service 1997 |
Revenue±
£42.8bn66% of Group
Trading profit
£2,480m66% of Group
± Revenue excludes the accounting impact of IFRIC 13.
Fascia brand

| Market position | A West Coast start-up business |
| Loyalty scheme | Friends of Fresh & Easy – two-thirds of a million active members |
Revenue±
£0.6bn1% of Group
Trading profit
£(153)m(4)% of Group
± Revenue excludes the accounting impact of IFRIC 13.
Fascia brands include







| Market position | 1st or 2nd in all except Turkey |
| Multiple formats include | Department stores, hypermarkets, supermarkets, compact hypermarkets, convenience |
| Loyalty scheme | Clubcard in all markets – over 7 million active members across Europe |
| dotcom | Republic of Ireland 2000, Prague 2011, planned launches in Warsaw 2012 and in at least one major city in each market in the next few years |
Revenue±
£9.9bn15% of Group
Trading profit
£529m14% of Group
± Revenue excludes the accounting impact of IFRIC 13.
Fascia brands include







| Market position | 1st or 2nd in all except China |
| Multiple formats include | Hypermarkets, supermarkets, convenience |
| Loyalty scheme | Clubcard in Malaysia and Thailand, Family Card in South Korea, Legou Tesco Membercard in China – over 20 million active members across Asia |
| dotcom | South Korea 2002, planned launches in at least one major city in each market in the next few years |
Revenue±
£10.8bn17% of Group
Trading profit
£737m20% of Group
± Revenue excludes the accounting impact of IFRIC 13.

| Insurance | Car, home, pet, travel, life, over 50s, health, dental, breakdown |
| Savings | Fixed rate, internet, instant access, retail bonds |
| Cash | Loans, credit cards, ATMs, travel money |
| Future launches | Mortgages, current accounts |
| Loyalty scheme | Clubcard |
Revenue±
£1.0bn2% of Group
Trading profit
£168m4% of Group
± Revenue excludes the accounting impact of IFRIC 13.



