Tesco has announced it is cutting 4,500 jobs as part of changes to its Metro supermarket operation . Tesco Metro was designed for customers to do their weekly shops but the company has said it is being run more like a convenience store for daily shops . It has also opened a discount chain, Jack's, to take on its German rivals. The proposed changes include more efficient ways of filling shelves , improved inventory management , more flexible pricing and fewer managers . Tesco employs about 340,000 people in the UK and the Republic of Ireland , and the announcement came just months after Tesco put 9,000 in - store jobs at risk .
Tesco has announced it is cutting 4,500 jobs as part of changes to its Metro supermarket operation . Tesco Metro was designed for customers to do their weekly shops but the company has said it is being run more like a convenience store for daily shops . The proposed changes include more efficient ways of filling shelves , improved inventory management , more flexible pricing and fewer managers . Tesco employs about 340,000 people in the UK and the Republic of Ireland , and the announcement came just months after Tesco put 9,000 in - store jobs at risk .