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Long-Awaited Tesco Marketplace Set To Launch Imminently

Tesco’s much anticipated Marketplace website, which is to allow third parties to sell direct to shoppers, is set to launch as soon as next week. Chief executive Philip Clarke signalled that the launch was to be brought forward, saying: “We had a three-year plan for the UK but now we’re going to do it all in 2012. This is the beginning of a big change.”

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