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'''Tesco Direct''' was a shopping [[Mail order|catalogue]] and [[Online shopping|website]] operated by the British [[supermarket chain]] and retailer [[Tesco]]. It |
'''Tesco Direct''' was a shopping [[Mail order|catalogue]] and [[Online shopping|website]] operated by the British [[supermarket chain]] and retailer [[Tesco]]. It was supplying non-food goods such as homeware and consumer products with delivery or in-store collection through collection points in Tesco stores.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Tran |first1=Mark |title=Tesco to launch non-food delivery service |url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2006/aug/30/supermarkets.tesco |website=the Guardian |accessdate=31 August 2018 |language=en |date=30 August 2006}}</ref> It was run in competition with [[Argos (retailer)|Argos]] and [[Amazon (company)|Amazon]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Christie |first1=Sophie |title=Tesco admits defeat against Amazon as it closes Tesco Direct, putting 500 jobs at risk |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2018/05/22/tesco-direct-close-putting-500-jobs-risk/ |website=The Telegraph |accessdate=31 August 2018 |date=22 May 2018}}</ref> Its final catalogue was published and printed in 2012. |
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Tesco Direct opened in 2006 and ceased trading on 9 July 2018.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wood |first1=Zoe |title=Tesco shuts its non-food website, Tesco Direct |url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/may/22/tesco-shuts-its-online-non-food-website-tesco-direct |website=the Guardian |accessdate=31 August 2018 |language=en |date=22 May 2018}}</ref> When it closed it employed around 500 people.<ref>{{cite web |title=500 Tesco website jobs under threat |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-44211616 |website=BBC News |accessdate=31 August 2018 |date=22 May 2018}}</ref> Tesco described the loss-making service as having “no route to profitability” when announcing the closure.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Frank |first1=Knight |title=Tesco Direct — Death of E-commerce and Online Retailing? |url=https://www.knightfrank.co.uk/blog/2018/05/24/tesco-direct-death-of-ecommerce-and-online-retailing |website=www.knightfrank.co.uk |accessdate=31 August 2018}}</ref> Citing high costs of marketing and fulfillment for the service as responsible for the failure.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Narwan |first1=Gurpreet |title=Lossmaking Tesco Direct website to be scrapped |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/lossmaking-tesco-direct-website-to-be-scrapped-thw88b06w |website=The Times |accessdate=31 August 2018 |language=en |date=23 May 2018}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Type of site | Online retailer |
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| Available in | English |
| Owner | Tesco |
| URL | www.tesco.com/direct |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Launched | 2006 |
| Current status | Closed |
Tesco Direct was a shopping catalogue and website operated by the British supermarket chain and retailer Tesco. It was supplying non-food goods such as homeware and consumer products with delivery or in-store collection through collection points in Tesco stores.[1] It was run in competition with Argos and Amazon.[2] Its final catalogue was published and printed in 2012.
Tesco Direct opened in 2006 and ceased trading on 9 July 2018.[3] When it closed it employed around 500 people.[4] Tesco described the loss-making service as having “no route to profitability” when announcing the closure.[5] Citing high costs of marketing and fulfillment for the service as responsible for the failure.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Tran, Mark (30 August 2006). "Tesco to launch non-food delivery service". the Guardian. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ Christie, Sophie (22 May 2018). "Tesco admits defeat against Amazon as it closes Tesco Direct, putting 500 jobs at risk". The Telegraph. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ Wood, Zoe (22 May 2018). "Tesco shuts its non-food website, Tesco Direct". the Guardian. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ "500 Tesco website jobs under threat". BBC News. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ Frank, Knight. "Tesco Direct — Death of E-commerce and Online Retailing?". www.knightfrank.co.uk. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ Narwan, Gurpreet (23 May 2018). "Lossmaking Tesco Direct website to be scrapped". The Times. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
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