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  • Tesco reported a 17 percent increase in sales, to the equivalent of $21.9 billion (US) for the first fiscal half, with same-store sales up 6.3 percent - double the company's target for the period. Tesco also posted a 21 percent increase in pre-tax profit, to the equivalent of $1.06 billion (US).

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