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(Sharecast News) - Tesco held annual guidance despite a slowing of like-for-like sales in the first quarter as customers shunned higher prices and cheaper competitors fought for market share.
Sales in the 13 weeks to May 30 rose 1.8% compared with "an exceptionally strong prior-year period supported by record-breaking weather and competitor disruption", Tesco said in a trading statement, adding that the war in Iran and Lebanon "continues to create uncertainty for customers".
This compared with a 3.1% rise in sales on the same basis in the fourth quarter of 2025/26.
Group sales rose 1% on a LFL basis to 16.83bn excluding value-added tax and fuel. Surging petrol prices due to the war saw the chain lift fuel sales by 19.5% to 1.7bn during the quarter.
The supermarket chain still expects annual adjusted operating profit of between 3.0bn and 3.3bn.
Reporting by Frank Prenesti for Sharecast.com
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