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| Tesco to replace 1,700 managers with lower-paid staff | Tesco to replace 1,700 managers with lower-paid staff |
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| Tesco plans to replace 1,700 deputy managers in its chain of Express convenience stores. | Tesco plans to replace 1,700 deputy managers in its chain of Express convenience stores. |
| Their work will be taken by an extra 3,300 lower paid "shift leaders", increasing staff numbers by 1,600. | Their work will be taken by an extra 3,300 lower paid "shift leaders", increasing staff numbers by 1,600. |
| The retailer said the deputy managers would be offered the new roles, redundancy payments or be redeployed. | |
| It comes on top of 1,000 job cuts announced by Tesco in January as part of a plan to cut the number of its distribution centres. | |
| Tracey Clements, managing director of convenience stores at Tesco, said: "To help improve our service to customers in our Express stores we are aiming to have more of our colleagues on the shop floor, more often. | Tracey Clements, managing director of convenience stores at Tesco, said: "To help improve our service to customers in our Express stores we are aiming to have more of our colleagues on the shop floor, more often. |
| "We appreciate that these changes will impact our deputy manager colleagues, and will do everything we can to support them throughout this period." | "We appreciate that these changes will impact our deputy manager colleagues, and will do everything we can to support them throughout this period." |
| Shifting trends | Shifting trends |
| In recent years, the UK's big four supermarket groups have faced stiff competition from smaller rivals such as Aldi and Lidl. | In recent years, the UK's big four supermarket groups have faced stiff competition from smaller rivals such as Aldi and Lidl. |
| This, combined with decreasing demand for weekly shops at large out-of-town stores, has forced them to revise their plans for expansion. Some poorly performing stores have been closed, while plans for new outlets have been abandoned. | This, combined with decreasing demand for weekly shops at large out-of-town stores, has forced them to revise their plans for expansion. Some poorly performing stores have been closed, while plans for new outlets have been abandoned. |
| Earlier this month, Waitrose said it would shut six supermarkets and also remove a layer of management, cutting 700 jobs in the process, along with the removal of 180 department manager posts in its 350 stores. | Earlier this month, Waitrose said it would shut six supermarkets and also remove a layer of management, cutting 700 jobs in the process, along with the removal of 180 department manager posts in its 350 stores. |
| The latest sales figures from Tesco showed that in the six weeks to 7 January, which covers the key Christmas period, like-for-like sales rose 0.7% in the UK. | The latest sales figures from Tesco showed that in the six weeks to 7 January, which covers the key Christmas period, like-for-like sales rose 0.7% in the UK. |
| Last month, Tesco announced it had agreed to buy the food wholesale group Booker for £3.7bn. | Last month, Tesco announced it had agreed to buy the food wholesale group Booker for £3.7bn. |