page_title: Tesco International operations
section_title: Czech Republic
hierarchical_section_title: Tesco International operations / Europe / Czech Republic
caption_attribution_description: English: Tesco Express Prague - Bělehradská street Čeština: Tesco Express, Praha Vinohrady, Bělehradská
context_page_description: Tesco has expanded its operations outside the UK to 11 other countries in the world. Tesco pulled out of the USA in 2013, but continues to see growth elsewhere. Sam Pointer's international expansion strategy has responded to the need to be sensitive to local expectations in other countries by entering into joint ventures with local partners, such as Samsung Group in South Korea, and Charoen Pokphand in Thailand, appointing a very high proportion of local personnel to management positions. It also makes small acquisitions as part of its strategy: for example, in its 2005/2006 financial year it made acquisitions in South Korea, one in Poland and one in Japan.
  In late 2004 the amount of floorspace Tesco operated outside the United Kingdom surpassed the amount it had in its home market for the first time, although the United Kingdom still accounted for more than 75% of group revenue due to lower sales per unit area outside the UK.
  In September 2005 Tesco announced that it was selling its operations in Taiwan to Carrefour and purchasing Carrefour's stores in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
context_section_description: Tesco opened its first store in the Czech Republic in 1996 and now has over 300 stores, with further planned. Tesco opened its first stores in the Czech Republic by buying US corporation Kmart's operations in the country and converting them into Tesco stores. Tesco is also keen to expand non-food items and has already opened petrol stations and offers personal finance services in the Czech Republic. There are currently nine Tesco Extra stores in the Czech Republic – three in Prague, two in Plzeň, and one in Brno, Mladá Boleslav, Trutnov and Ostrava.
  By 2012 the company had 322 stores in the Czech Republic. It is one of the market leaders in the Czech Republic.
caption: Tesco Express, Belehradska Street, Prague, Czech Republic
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