Staff working in Tesco’s in-store bakeries will be specifically targeted for job cuts after the supermarket giant announced it would be shedding 400 roles as part of plans to “simplify” the business. Tesco said managers in its head office and Tesco Mobile phone shops, on top of staff at its in-store bakeries, will be affected.

Tesco have announced a shocking business switch-up, which will see around 400 jobs slashed. These are expected to affect both stores and the head office, with redundancies being announced today, January 29.

Tesco is set to axe over 400 jobs that will impact both in-store and office workers. The UK supermarket giant is seeking "more efficient ways of working" to battle the competitive world of UK groceries.

Lloyds Banking Group and Tesco have become the latest employers to announce a round of redundancies in a bid to create savings.

Tesco is to cut hundreds of jobs in a bid to ‘simplify’ the business, following in the footsteps of Sainsbury’s, Asda and Morrisons. The majority of the 400 redundancies are those working in the chain’s in-store bakeries.

Tesco is to cut about 400 jobs across its stores and head office, the supermarket chain has said. The reduction is part of plans to “simplify” the business amid a market that is “more competitive than ever”.