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]
Type of site | Online retailer |
---|---|
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]