The company was founded by Jack Cohen in 1919, but the first Tesco
/ / store didn't open until 1929. It is the third-largest
retailer in the world measured by revenues (after Walmart and Carrefour) and the
second-largest measured by profits (after Walmart). Where can you find Tesco
stores?
In 14 countries across Europe, Asia and North America.
In 21 countries in Europe.
In 48 countries across Europe.
In the United Kingdom and Ireland only.
John Lewis /
/ was founded in 1864 by none other than John Lewis. His first store
opened in Oxford Street in London. There are currently 41 stores throughout
England, Scotland and Wales with nearly 40,000 employees. What is
John Lewis?
It's a famous British chain of shoe shops.
It's a chain of drug stores.
It's a chain of up-market department stores.
It's a national chain of off-licence shops.
Russell Hobbs was founded by Bill Russell and Peter Hobbs. Both men
originally worked for a similar company, Morphy Richards, but left and in
1952 they founded Russell Hobbs. What does the company sell
nowadays?
brown goods
hobs and cookers
household appliances
white goods
Vodafone /
/ was founded in
1991. It is the world's second-largest mobile telecommunications company
measured by both subscribers and revenues (in each case behind China Mobile).
Where can you find Vodafone?
It operates networks in 10 European countries (including the Czech Republic).
It operates networks in 20 European and Asian countries (including the Czech
Republic).
It operates networks in over 30 countries and has partner networks in over
40 additional countries.
It operates networks in over 60 countries and has partner networks in over
60 additional countries.
T.J.Maxx was founded in 1976 in the USA where it now has over
1,000 stores. Under the name T.K. Maxx it operates stores throughout the United
Kingdom, Ireland, Germany and Poland with almost 300 stores. The first European
store opened in Bristol in 1994. What is T.K.Maxx?
It's a famous chain of fairly expensive shoe shops.
It's a chain of department stores that sell discounted items, especially
clothes.
It's a chain of grocery stores. They also sell clothing items.
It's a chain with household furnishings.
Johnnie Walker /
/ was introduced in 1820 and now sells over 130 million
bottles every year. What is inside these bottles?
American whiskey
English whisky
Irish whiskey
Scotch whisky
Barclays /
/ was founded in 1690 in London. It has operations in over
50 countries across Australia, Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and South
America with around 48 million customers. What is it?
It's a banking and financial services company.
It's a famous multinational chain of zoos.
It's a multionational chain of department stores.
It's a security services company.
ASDA / / was founded in 1965 in Leeds. It's a supermarket chain
which retails food, clothing, toys and financial services. What is its
slogan?
Best British Supermarkets
Britain's Best Supermarket
Britain's Lowest Priced Supermarket
British Smart Supermarket Chain
Accessorize /
/ opened its first
shop in 1984 in London. Today there are more than 250 Accessorize stores in
the UK and an international operation of over 1,000 stores. It's a part of one
clothing chain. Which one?
Debenhams
Marks and Spencer
Monsoon
Primark
Burberry /
/ was founded in 1856 by Thomas
Burberry. It's a British luxury fashion house, distributing clothing, fashion
accessories and fragrances. In 2009 it was the 98th most valuable brand in the
world. What is it especially famous for?
frangrances
high quality services
check pattern
their commercials on TV