"Tesco invests to help build brands where we believe we can add value, " says a spokesman.
Tesco, for its part, says it has never hidden its involvement with Harris and Hoole.
But here is the big change at Tesco, with which it is gradually coming to terms.
Sainsbury's has struggled against its main supermarket rivals Tesco and Asda in recent years.
Later this month, Tesco will nearly double the number of stores which stock Mackintosh products.
Discount clothing company Primark and UK supermarket chain Tesco have also signed the agreement.
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Tesco said its proposals would bring "new life" to to the Northgate area of Bridgwater.
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Protesters opposing Tesco demonstrated outside Sedgemoor District Council's offices prior to a meeting on Friday.
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The licensor has used that connection to sign deals with other retailers, like Tesco and Zeller's.
Humberside Fire and Rescue confirmed it was called to the Tesco store in Scunthorpe.
Tesco officials answered 27 pages of pre-submitted questions on proposals for a store in Bridgwater's Northgate.
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Major retailers that offer, or are introducing, contactless include Waitrose, McDonalds, Boots, WH Smith and Tesco.
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Tesco also wants to build a food store with parking, landscaping and a petrol station.
Tesco's planned DNA checks were welcomed by MPs during a Westminster Hall debate on Wednesday morning.
Tesco is also opening stores in India, and Metro will open in Egypt and Kazakhstan.
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Tesco has sought a judicial review of Highland Council's approval of an Asda supermarket in Tain.
Other authors who'll get the Tesco treatment are Judy Blume, Philip Pullman and crime-writer Karen Slaughter.
Here is the thing: this is the first drop in reported profits at Tesco since 1993-94.
They drank a miniature bottle of Tesco Champagne before he drove her home, he said.
The implication is that with its 30% market share, Tesco took its British customers for granted.
Tesco had hired thousands of staff in the UK and revamped stores, he said.
Tesco said it had carried out an extensive public consultation and taken comments on board.
We would all like to shop at Tesco, but there are many other things to consider.
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"It's never easy to walk away from something, " Tesco's chief executive, Philip Clarke, told the BBC.
Campaigners have submitted a 2, 500-signature petition opposing Tesco's plans to turn it into a shop.
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Tesco, which now has half its retail space overseas, also competes with Wal-Mart in other countries.
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Tesco has withdrawn a line of frozen meatloaf made by County Down company Eurostock Foods.
There is a local campaign against the sale of land from the school to Tesco.
They argue a smaller Tesco store would raise enough money for improvements to the flats.
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