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Tesco to close select Express stores at 10pm to curb tax-driven staffing costs

Promising no redundancies, Tesco is redeploying staff in its underperforming 'Express Lite' branches

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Overview

  • Tesco faces a £235m increase in employer National Insurance contributions and other staffing costs from Rachel Reeves’s April tax changes.
  • It is trialling earlier 10pm closures at underperforming Express outlets dubbed 'Express Lite' to enhance operational efficiency.
  • Employees have been assured of no redundancies during the trial, although some staff may be redeployed to other stores.
  • Union Usdaw has raised concerns about low staffing levels and the effects of transfers on members’ travel and shift patterns.
  • The company is targeting £500m in overhead cuts and trialling self-service 'VAR-style' checkouts alongside potential barcode system updates.