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| Tesco sales rise 1.3% over the Christmas period | |
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| Tesco has hailed a "strong Christmas" after its UK sales rose 1.3% on a like-for-like basis in the six weeks ending 9 January. | Tesco has hailed a "strong Christmas" after its UK sales rose 1.3% on a like-for-like basis in the six weeks ending 9 January. |
| But the struggling supermarket reported a 1.5% fall in sales for the 13 weeks ending 28 November. | |
| "Our Christmas performance was strong," said chief executive Dave Lewis. | "Our Christmas performance was strong," said chief executive Dave Lewis. |
| The figures follow sales updates this week from Morrisons and Sainsbury's that were received positively by investors. | The figures follow sales updates this week from Morrisons and Sainsbury's that were received positively by investors. |
| In its trading update, the UK's largest supermarket said that total group sales on a like-for-like basis were up 2.1% for the six weeks over Christmas, against the same period last year. | |
| However, group sales for the quarter were down 0.5%. | |
| Mr Lewis said international sales were improving. "We continued our strong positive sales momentum in both Europe and Asia, with our Thai business reaching its highest ever market share." | |
| Since taking over as Tesco chief in September 2014, Mr Lewis has put Tesco's focus on price cuts and putting more staff in stores in an attempt to revive the company's fortunes. | |
| In April last year, Tesco reported the worst results in its history, with a record statutory pre-tax loss of £6.4bn for the year to the end of February. | |
| However, Mr Lewis told the BBC in October that he was "quietly confident" about Tesco's turnaround. |