Tesco's boss Dave Lewis receives 10% pay cut despite return to sales growth
Tesco's chief executive and finance director received pay cuts last year after fines related to its accounting scandal hit profits
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Tesco - the leading supermarket in Britain With small grocery stores under the Tesco Metro brand name, big supermarkets outside cities (Tesco Extra) and 24-hour stores.
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Tesco's chief executive and finance director received pay cuts last year after fines related to its accounting scandal hit profits
In a trading update for the 13 weeks to April 30, the FTSE 100-listed group said sales at stores open over a year, excluding fuel, rose by 3.4% in the period
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Kantar Worldpanel’s latest data revealed that the overall grocery market has grown by 3.7% – the fastest rate since September 2013 - worth almost £1bn in additional sales
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The supermarket group agreed to pay a £129mln fine for overstating its profits
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