Festive seasons brings no good tidings for Tesco
Tesco, Asda and Morrisons all saw sales slump in the 12 weeks to December 6.
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Tesco PLC
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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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