Tesco's non-food roll-out to create 7,500 jobs

SUPERMARKET giant Tesco is set to create 7,500 jobs over the coming five months as it expands the non-food side of its business, it was reported yesterday.

The group is expected to announce plans to open new stores in Britain and increase the sale of products such as homeware, clothes and DVDs over the coming months when it reports its interim results tomorrow.

A large number of the new jobs will be created when the supermarket opens its first stand-alone non-food store, branded Tesco Homeplus, in Manchester next month.