Tesco steps up UK sales as Asda struggles amid rising inflation
by Sarah Butler from World news | The Guardian on (#70R0B)
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Tesco has grabbed a bigger slice of Britons' supermarket shopping, as it stepped up sales and market share, while its rival Asda continued to struggle amid rising grocery inflation.
The UK's biggest supermarket increased its market share to 28.3% in the 12 weeks to 5 October, up 0.7 percentage points on a year earlier, while its sales advanced nearly 7%, according to Worldpanel by Numerator.
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