Tescopoly

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noun

The dominance of the British supermarket chain Tesco.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

nounTescopoly (plural Tescopolies)

plural Tescopolies

  1. UKinformalThe dominance of the British supermarket chain Tesco.
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    One cannot honestly revive the old charge of “Tescopoly” because the discounters are still big enough to keep the leader honest; in any case, £3bn-ish of operating profit equals a 4.3% margin on likely revenues of £70bn this year, which is not excessive versus the high-teens returns at the likes of Unilever and Procter & Gamble.

    2024 October 3, Nils Pratley, “Tesco is unbeatable when it concentrates on the day job”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Origin

Blend of Tesco + monopoly, coined in the 1990s.

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