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Tesco lifts profit forecast and predicts a low-alcohol Christmas

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TescoBusinessRetail IndustrySupermarketsUK News

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  • the report was edited: 179 words added, 12 removed.
  • the headline was changed: Tesco lifts profit forecast and says consumer confidence is resilientpredicts a low-alcohol Christmas

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The UK’s biggest grocer said sales rose just 2% to £33.8bn in 26 weeks to 29 August but underlying profit was up 6.5% to £1.8bn.

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