Offer Document Posted

Offer Document Posted 

    LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--November 15, 2002--

                 Not for release in or into the
       United States of America, Canada, Australia or Japan


                           Tesco PLC

        Recommended offer for T&S Stores Plc (the 'Offer')

                    Posting of offer documentation

Tesco PLC ('Tesco') announces that it is today posting the offer
document containing the recommended Offer being made on its behalf by
Greenhill & Co. International LLP ('Greenhill') for T&S Stores Plc.
Acceptances for the Offer should be received by 3.00 pm on 6 December
2002.

Enquiries

Tesco                  Lucy Neville-Rolfe         [phone]
Greenhill              Simon Borrows              [phone]

Greenhill, which is regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial
Services Authority, is acting exclusively for Tesco as financial
adviser (within the meaning of the Rules of the Financial Services
Authority) and for no-one else in connection with the Offer and will
not be responsible to anyone other than Tesco for providing the
protections afforded to clients of Greenhill nor for providing advice
in relation to the Offer.

   Short Name: Tesco PLC
   Category Code: ODP
   Sequence Number: 00001235
   Time of Receipt (offset from UTC): 20021114T142041+0000