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Tesco has tied up with Regusowner IWG to pilot in-store flexible working areas, allowing office work to take place in redundant supermarket space.
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long see this coming; the Covid-19 lockdowns only accelerated the trend towards flexible working from literally anywhere and retailers are now testing the waters for more ways to exploit their big supermarket spaces. The partnership will see IWG test out a 3,800st ft area on the first floor
mezzanine within Tesco’s New Malden supermarket in south London, with room for 12 private desks, 30 co-working spaces and a meeting room. The deal reflects the number of facilities becoming available in places such as supermarkets, where – for example – there would traditionally be the
