Top supermarket Tesco to buy UK wholesaler Booker for $4.64b

Top supermarket Tesco to buy UK wholesaler Booker for $4.64b

Signage is seen at a Tesco supermarket in central London, December 9, 2014. REUTERS/Toby Melville

Britain’s biggest supermarket Tesco has agreed to buy leading wholesaler Booker for 3.7 billion pounds ($4.64 billion), reasserting its dominance with a bold move into the faster-growing restaurant and pubs market.

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