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Jack's
TypePrivate
IndustryRetail
Founded2018; 8 years ago (2018)
Defunct25 March 2022; 4 years ago (2022-03-25)
HeadquartersTesco House,
Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire
,
United Kingdom
Number of locations
14
Area served
United Kingdom
Key people
Dave Lewis (CEO)
Lawrence Harvey (MD)
OwnerTesco plc
WebsiteWebsite archive

Jack's was a British discount supermarket chain based in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, owned by Tesco.[1][2][3]

History

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Exterior of Jack's supermarket in Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, the first store using this brand to open in September 2018.

Jack's was founded in 2018 by Tesco as a discount chain to rival stores such as Lidl and Aldi. It is named after the Tesco founder, Jack Cohen. The company opened its first stores in Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, and Immingham, Lincolnshire, on 20 September 2018.[1] Initial plans were to open between ten and fifteen stores within six months of launching; they ultimately only ever operated fourteen stores across the UK.[4][5] From May 2019, selected products from Jack's stores will be made available in Tesco stores for the first time.[6]

The store's locations at St Helens, Edge Hill, Liverpool, Walton, Rubery, and Castle Bromwich all previously traded as Tesco Metro stores prior to being converted to the Jack's fascia. Middlewich and Rawtenstall stores previously traded as Tesco superstores before being converted to Jack's. Chatteris and Immingham were built as Tesco superstores that never opened; instead they were subdivided with Jack's taking approximately half the space, the rest being let to other retailers. Barnsley was a new build, built specifically as a Jack's store and located in the car park of the town's Tesco superstore. The Jack's store in Wakefield has taken the former lot of Toys"R"Us, but only using a small percentage of the former store space for customer use.

In September 2019, Tesco announced that it was planning to axe its first Jack's store in Rawtenstall in Lancashire, and return the site to a regular Tesco superstore format following customer feedback and research.[7] The company cited demand from the local customers.

In January 2022, it was announced the chain would be shut, with 6 of the remaining 13 stores being rebranded as Tesco stores and the remaining 7 closing.[8] The first stores were closed on 7 March 2022 with the final stores closed on 25 March 2022.[9]

The brand still exists, however, with a large number of "Jack's, part of the Tesco Family" branded items replacing the Euro Shopper and Happy Shopper ranges and other own-label brand items sold through Booker Wholesale Cash & Carry warehouses to Budgens, Londis, Premier, One Stop, Family Shopper, as well as independent corner shops.[10]

Stores

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Store Address Opened Closed Status
Chatteris (Cambridgeshire) Jacks, Fenland Way, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, PE16 6RT Thu 20th Sep 2018 Sun 06th Mar 2022 Reopened as a Tesco Superstore branch.
Immingham (Lincolnshire) Jacks, Kennedy Way, Washdyke Lane, Immingham, Lincolnshire, DN40 2AB Thu 20th Sep 2018 Sun 13th Mar 2022 Reopened as a Tesco Superstore branch.
Hull (East Yorkshire) Jacks, Unit 4B, Kingston Retail Park, Kingston Street, Hull, East Yorkshire, HU1 2TX Thu 15th Jul 2021 Thu 24th Mar 2022 Store closed and building sold.
Wakefield (West Yorkshire) Jacks, Unit 1B, Westgate Retail Park, Ings Road, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF2 9SD Thu 14th Nov 2019 Thu 20th Mar 2022 Reopened as a Tesco Superstore branch, however, it permanently closed on 15 September 2023.[11]
Barnsley (South Yorkshire) Jacks, Wombwell Lane, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S70 3NS Mon 10th Dec 2018 Thu 24th Mar 2022 Store closed and building sold.
Sheffield (South Yorkshire) Jacks, Unit 8, Kilner Way Retail Park, Halifax Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S6 1NN Thu 28th Nov 2019 Sun 06th Mar 2022 Reopened as a Tesco Superstore branch, however, it permanently closed on 15 September 2023.[12]
Castle Bromwich (Birmingham) Jacks, 2, Timberley Lane, Castle Bromwich, West Midlands, B34 7EH Thu 01st Nov 2018 Thu 24th Mar 2022 Store closed and building sold.
Rubery (Birmingham) Jacks, New Road, Rubery, West Midlands, B45 9JL Thu 18th Oct 2018 Sun 20th Mar 2022 Reopened as a Tesco Superstore branch.
Croxteth (Liverpool) Jacks, Unit 3, Liverpool Retail Park, Axis Park, Portal Way, East Lancashire Road, Croxteth, Merseyside, L11 0JA Thu 21st Nov 2019 Thu 24th Mar 2022 Store closed and building sold.
Edge Hill (Liverpool) Jacks, Overton Street, Edge Hill, Merseyside, L7 3HE Thu 04th Oct 2018 Sun 13th Mar 2022 Reopened as a Tesco Superstore branch.
Saint Helens (Liverpool) Jacks, The Shopping Centre, Four Acre Lane, Clock Face, Saint Helens, Merseyside, WA9 4BZ Thu 04th Oct 2018 Thu 24th Mar 2022 Store closed and building sold.
Walton (Liverpool) Jacks, 124, County Road, Lowell Street, Walton, Merseyside, L4 3QW Thu 08th Aug 2019 Thu 24th Mar 2022 Store closed and building sold.
Middlewich (Cheshire) Jacks, Off Wheelock Street, Middlewich, Cheshire, CW10 9BL Thu 18th Oct 2018 Thu 24th Mar 2022 Store closed and building sold.
Rawtenstall (Lancashire) Jacks, Bocholt Way, Rawtenstall, Lancashire, BB4 6DB Wed 03rd Apr 2019 Sun 20th Oct 2019 Reopened as a Tesco Superstore branch.

References

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  1. 1 2 Jordan, Dearbail (19 September 2018). "Tesco chain Jack's takes on Aldi and Lidl". BBC News. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  2. ↑ Butler, Sarah (19 September 2018). "Tesco opens discount store Jack's to take on Lidl and Aldi". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  3. ↑ Ring, Suzi (19 September 2018). "Tesco Undercuts Lidl and Aldi". Bloomberg. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  4. ↑ Joanna Partridge (31 January 2022). "Tesco to close Jack's discount chain of shops". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  5. ↑ Jack's stores Archived 1 April 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Jack's (official website). Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  6. ↑ Wells, Liz (8 May 2019). "Tesco adds Jack's products to stores". Talking Retail. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  7. ↑ Nazir, Sahar (26 September 2019). "Tesco axes first Jack's store". Retail Gazette. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  8. ↑ "Tesco closes counters at 317 stores and axes discount chain Jack's -". www.retailgazette.co.uk. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  9. ↑ "Jack's Closure Information". Tesco. Retrieved 19 February 2022.[permanent dead link] "Archived version". Tesco. Archived from the original on 19 February 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  10. ↑ "EXCLUSIVE: Jack's own label receives Tesco rebranding". 5 November 2021.
  11. ↑ Clarke, Leanne. "Tesco at Wakefield's Westgate Retail Park set to permanently close". Wakefield Express. Archived from the original on 5 September 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
  12. ↑ Hamilton, Kirsty (18 August 2023). "Tesco Superstore at Sheffield's Kilner Way Retail Park set to permanently close next month due to low demand". The Star. Archived from the original on 24 August 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
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