date:Jan 11, 2013
Tesco reported sales excluding VAT, petrol and new store openings up by 1.8% in the six weeks to January 5, compared with the same period a year ago.
MS reported like-for-like sales excluding new store openings down by 1.8% in the 13 weeks to December 29.
Strong performers in the Tesco portfolio were food, and repeating the theme seen with other retailers online sales.
Tesco said food sales had benefited from customers responding to what it described as a much stronger seasonal offering