From grocer to non-foods and new retail services Tesco
In the early 1990s Tesco made plans to extend its rang into non-foods. Helped by continuing improvements in supply chain management and collaboration, it was able to free-up valuable retail floor space previously required for in-store warehousing. In 1994, Tesco introduced a music and home entertainment department, offering popular ranges of compact discs, videos, books and stationery. By 2004, Tesco had a 19 per cent share of chart music sales, up from 7 per cent five years previously.