Meanings
plural Tescopolies
- 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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