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Monday 01 September 2014 8:45 pm  |  Updated:  Friday 07 June 2019 6:24 am

Tesco targets Walkie Talkie workers

By: Morning Wire Reporter

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Tesco launched a new flagship store next to the City’s iconic Walkie Talkie building yesterday, in a bid to capitalise on an expected 8,000 thousand-strong workforce set to take over the building.

The store, which houses a new Tesco-backed brand Fred’s Food Construction, is based on a New York style deli counter.

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