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| Tesco says growth continues as sales rise again | Tesco says growth continues as sales rise again |
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| Tesco, the UK's biggest supermarket chain, has reported an 11th consecutive quarter of rising sales. | |
| UK like-for-like sales, which strip out the impact of new stores, were up 2.5% in second quarter. | UK like-for-like sales, which strip out the impact of new stores, were up 2.5% in second quarter. |
| Sales at Booker, the food wholesaler that Tesco bought at the end of last year, jumped 15.1%. | |
| Tesco chief executive Dave Lewis said the firm had "made a good start to the year", with profits mainly driven by growth in the UK and Ireland. | Tesco chief executive Dave Lewis said the firm had "made a good start to the year", with profits mainly driven by growth in the UK and Ireland. |
| Group profits were boosted by the inclusion of Booker results and strong summer sales. | |
| Pre-tax profit was 2.2% higher in the first half to £564m. |