Tesco has been asked to submit a formal planning application to turn a Lowestoft pub into a convenience store, when previously it thought it did not need to.
The convenience-store operator says it deployed the application in May 2011 to help field consultants, who work with local franchise owners, share their knowledge and learn best practices from one another.
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