Tesco boosts DIY range

The UK supermarket operator Tesco has announced that it intends to concentrate more on the DIY segment and expand its non-food range by the addition of paint and tools, which will be offered under the group's own label. In the 2004 financial year Tesco achieved gross sales of £ 37.1 bn (€ 53.9 bn) with a total of 586 stores in eleven countries.