Tesco to open five stores in Las Vegas Nov. 14

LAS VEGAS Tesco plans to follow its U.S. debut in Southern California on Nov. 8 with a second round of openings in Las Vegas.

The British chain confirmed today that it will open 5 Fresh & Easy stores in Las Vegas on Nov. 14 as a follow-up to opening its first six U.S. stores in California.

Tesco also said it would open stores in Phoenix in November but has not announced an opening date or store sites. The company plans to have up to 30 of its 10,000-square foot grocery stores in the Southwest by the end of 2008 and expand into San Diego during that time.