date:Apr 01, 2013
Tesco chief executive Philip Clarke will travel to the US after the Easter weekend to try to strike a deal to allow the supermarket group to exit its loss-making Fresh Easy business.
The retailer is understood to have held talks with rivals Aldi and Trader Joes about selling Fresh Easy, however a break-up of the business is considered the most likely option.
Tesco, the worlds third-largest retailer, opened Fresh Easy in 2007 but it has been dogged by the financial crisis and criticism over