Tesco has sketched out a plan to launch six to eight outlets in FY15 under three of its formats in the country.

The company, which is in equal partnership with the Tata group's Trenta, intends to open the stores in Maharashtra and Karnataka. The proposed addition of six to eight stores will take the total number of Tesco-Trent outlets in the country to twenty. 

At present, the company operates 12 stores across Maharashtra and Karnataka. It will open stores of 1,000 sq ft to 30,000 sq ft in Pune, Mumbai and Bangalore, under Star Bazaar, Star Market, and Star Daily formats, depending on the location and size of the properties available.

In March 2014, Tesco and Trent had signed a pact, under which the former bought a 50 per cent stake in Trent Hypermarkets (THL).

THL plans to have 1,000 to 5,000 sq ft stores under the Star Daily express format; 5,000 to 20,000 sq ft outlets under the Star Market format; and 20,000 to 30,000 sq ft ones under the flagship Star Bazaar format.

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