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Tesco Q1 results show increased market share and resilient Booker performance

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Tesco saw its UK market share rise by 44 basis points (one basis point is equivalent to 0.01%) year-on-year to 28.% with 24 consecutive four-week periods of share gains. Food sales are up 5.9%, with a strong contribution from fresh food; non-food sales (excluding toys) rose…

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