Report: Tesco sets sights on Windy City

CHICAGO Tesco plans to open an office in Chicago as part of an initiative to bring its Fresh & Easy convenience stores to the area, The Independent reported.

According to the paper, Tesco is looking for potential locations for a distribution center and store in the Midwest city in an effort to expand outside of the West Coast. Matthew Price, a real estate director at Fresh & Easy, will reportedly head its property acquisition team in Chicago.

Tesco currently operates 71 Fresh & Easy stores in California, Arizona and Nevada.