Tesco delivers solid results

Supermarket giant Tesco proved critics wrong this week when it reported a strong profits increase and announced major plans to expand into China.

Tesco, the world's third-largest retailer by sales, has reported a 9% rise in pre-tax profits to £3.2bn for the year to the end of February, on sales up 6% to £57bn. Non-food sales were up by 6.2% to £13bn; UK sales rose 4.2% to £42bn. The group, which is optimistic on the economy, is planning to expand further in Britain this year, adding selling space equivalent to 80 superstores, while it also announced a major push into China.

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