Tesco has announced plans to cut about 400 jobs as part of plans to "simplify" the business. The supermarket giant said jobs will be affected at its bakeries, mobile phone shops and its head office in Welwyn Garden City,

The job cuts are in response to the current competitive market, prompting the company to find new ways to boost its value proposition.

The job cuts planned by Tesco would impact head office roles, some bakery positions and management roles in Tesco Mobile phone shops

Tesco is the latest grocer to cut countless jobs. Rival Sainsbury’s unveiled plans to cut 3,000 jobs last week as part of a similar push to ‘simplify’. Morrisons is also axing more than 200 jobs, while Asda is cutting 13 regional managers.

Managers in its head office and Tesco Mobile phone shops, as well as staff at some of its in-store bakeries, will be affected.

Britain's biggest supermarket group Tesco plans to cut about 400 jobs from stores and its head office, seeking efficiency savings so it can invest in the business, it said on Wednesday.

Tesco has announced it will cut 400 jobs as it unveils plans to "simplify" its in-store bakeries. It has been reported that most of those impacted will be workers employed with the bakery team as the brand looks to have goods baked outside the supermarket.

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”.