Typically 10,000 sf, the stores will be located in MountainView, Sunnyvale, San Jose, Hayward, Walnut Creek, Antioch, Concord,Danville, Fairfield, Napa, Oakland, Oakley, Vallejo and SanFrancisco. A company spokesperson could not immediately say overwhat period of time the stores would open.

The Oakland store will be located at 73rd and Bancroft avenues.The San Francisco stores will be located at 3rd Street and CarrollAvenue, and at Silver Avenue and Goettingen Street. The San Josestores will be located at Bird and Minnesota avenues, and atAlmaden Road and Curtner Avenue.

Tesco has invested $2 billion over five years in Fresh &Easy, which currently has 37 locations open throughout SouthernCalifornia and in Nevada and Arizona, with another 13 expected toopen by the end of February. The stores put an emphasis on fresh,prepared foods and produce, as well as national brand products andhousehold items.