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Tesco reports year-on-year sales increase for Booker

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Tesco’s preliminary results show Booker’s core retail like-for-like sales increased by 0.9% year-on-year, growing ahead of the market. It has been supported by a further 566 net new retail partners in the year. Tesco said, while the independent convenience sector is seeing some trading softness,…

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