05 Jan 2015 --- From January 1 there are no longer any sweets and chocolates on the checkout at any Tesco in the UK. Tesco removed sweets and chocolates from the checkouts at larger stores in 1994, but for the first time they will be removed from checkouts at all stores, including Tesco Metro and Express convenience stores, which number around 2,000 across England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales.