Tesco still a basket case

If Tesco was hoping that a return to like-for-like sales growth in the UK in the second quarter would earn it some love in the market, it was sadly disillusioned.

If Tesco was hoping that a return to like-for-like sales growth in the UK in the second quarter would earn it some love in the market, it was sadly disillusioned.

Not when supermarket rival Sainsbury reported second quarter like-for-like (LFL) sales growth year-on-year of 1.9%, which put Tesco's 0.1% gain in the shade.

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