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As Tesco launches a new partnership with IWG, office workers will now be able to use their local Tesco to work from.
Converting excess space at its stores into office space designed for hybrid working, the move comes amid the continued shift away from traditional city centre offices, which was accelerated by the pandemic.
Starting the partnership with a first site at the Tesco Extra store in New Malden, IWG have said workspace on the store’s upper mezzanine level will be fitted with “12 OpenDesks, 30 co-working spaces and a meeting room”.
Businesses and individuals will be able to use the working space in the New Malden store from mid-May.
Office operator IWG recently launched a new retail-based office-space concept OpenDesks, which it said will provide greater privacy than traditional co-working areas.
The move with Tesco is part of IWG’s plans to add 1,000 new locations to its global network in 2022 as the demand for hybrid working accelerates. Other new locations from the company across south London will include Twickenham, Sutton and the revamped Battersea Power Station, it said.
Mark Dixon, founder and chief executive of IWG, said: “For several decades we have been at the forefront of hybrid work, empowering people to work more productively and conveniently.
“People don’t want to spend hours commuting every day and instead want to live and work in their local communities. A Tesco Extra in a suburban location, in the middle of a vibrant local community, is the perfect location for flexible office space.”
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