Tesco Plans For Expansion In India
The British retail giant Tesco announced its expansion plan in India in which the company declared that it will hire 1,000 people across its technology centres in Bengaluru. As per the various media reports, the hiring will be taken place across different profiles and verticals like data scientists, product managers, architects, finance experts, and robotic process automation (RPA). The company will focus to hire highly skilled and technical sound professional. Tesco already employs 4,000 staff in Bengaluru across Tesco Business Service (TBS) and Tesco Technology. India contributes to Tesco mainly to technology capabilities and also has a retail presence through the partnership with the Tata Group where is trades as Star Bazaar.
Sumit Mitra, CEO of Tesco Business Services and Tesco Bengaluru said “Tesco in Bengaluru has been right at the heart and centre of Tesco's growth journey,” He also said that the Bengaluru team of Tesco consists of innovators, inventors, problem solvers etc. Tesco started its operation in Bengaluru in 2004 with the Tata Group in order to standardise the working and centralise capabilities
“TBS and Tesco Technology work on a hub and spoke model which is spread across six key countries – India, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Scotland, and the Republic of Ireland with their key hubs in Bengaluru, Dundee, Budapest, the recently-opened Waterford in the Republic of Ireland, and Krakow,” added Mitra.
