Tesco Opticians sold to Vision Express

Tesco Opticians has been sold to Vision Express. The sale will take place on 4 December 2017.From that date, Vision Express will take over the operation of the opticians practice in-store, and this will eventually be rebranded to Vision Express, which includes any data held about you.

We'll start moving all our customers' eye care records and contact information securely to Vision Express (UK) Limited. That will allow your eye care to continue in the opticians at your usual Tesco store. 
We may keep a copy of your records, as required for regulatory compliance. When your next eye appointment is due, it'll be Vision Express who get in touch to remind you. If you've already booked an appointment with Tesco Opticians, that won't change: please turn up on the date and at the time that you booked it. If you've ordered glasses or contact lenses through Tesco Opticians or My Lens Plan, we'll still complete your order – so you'll either pick them up from your usual store or they'll be delivered to you. 
You won't be able to collect or spend your Clubcard vouchers at Vision Express.

 If you have any questions or don't want us to transfer your Tesco Opticians data to Vision Express, please give our customer service team a call on 0330 123 2416** between 5:30pm to 10:30pm from Monday to Friday, or 9:00am to 6:00pm on Sunday. Or you can write to us at Tesco Customer Service Centre, Baird Avenue, Dundee, DD1 9NF.

Tesco will no longer sell carrier bags

Tesco replaces single use carrier bags with new ‘Bag for Life’ that will fund community projects across the UK

Tesco has today announced that from 28 August single use carrier bags will be replaced by a new ‘Bag for Life’ made from 94% recycled plastic. The new bag will be priced at 10p and sales of the bag will fund community projects across Britain.

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The announcement follows a successful 10-week trial in Aberdeen, Dundee and Norwich, where Tesco found that customers bought significantly fewer bags. Sales of bags in trial stores have since reduced by 25% and customers found that the Bag for Life, which is replaceable for free if damaged, helped them move to re-useable bags.

Tesco has given out 1.5 billion fewer single use bags since the introduction of the carrier bag charge in England in 2015, but still sells over 700 million of these each year. Removing single use carrier bags will significantly reduce the number of bags sold and will therefore help reduce litter and bags sent to landfill.

Online customers will still be able to opt for single use carrier bags for their shopping or select a bagless delivery, which 57% of Tesco’s online customers are now doing. Tesco also revealed today that it will be removing single-use wine carriers and lowering the price of its ‘Carry me bottle bag’ from £1 to 40p.