Tesco has announced plans to cut about 400 jobs as part of plans to "simplify" the business. The supermarket giant said jobs will be affected at its bakeries, mobile phone shops and its head office in Welwyn Garden City,

TESCO will make a huge change to in-store bakeries as it plans to simplify its business with hundreds of job cuts. The UK’s biggest supermarket said it would cut 400 roles across its stores

Managers in its head office and Tesco Mobile phone shops, as well as staff at some of its in-store bakeries, will be affected.

Tesco is cutting 400 jobs across its stores and head office management, after revealing it is embarking on a major efficiency programme to “simplify” the business. The supermarket said the cuts were caused by the “more competitive than ever” grocery market, which meant it has to find new ways to invest in price.

Tesco is the latest UK supermarket to announce job cuts, which it said were part of plans to "simplify" its business.

Tesco is to cut about 400 jobs across its stores and head office, the supermarket chain has said. The news comes days after Sainsbury’s said it will cut more than 3,000 jobs, close down its in-store cafes, and remove its pizza and hot food counters from stores.

Tesco has announced it will cut 400 jobs as it unveils plans to "simplify" its in-store bakeries. It has been reported that most of those impacted will be workers employed with the bakery team as the brand looks to have goods baked outside the supermarket.

Tesco is to cut about 400 jobs across its stores and head office, the supermarket chain has said. The reduction is part of plans to “simplify” the business amid a market that is “more competitive than ever”.

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