date:Jun 13, 2013
y downbeat but not as downbeat as it was, Chief Executive Justin King told reporters on Wednesday.
Britain's supermarkets, despite their focus on essential goods, have not been immune to the economic downturn and are battling intensely for market share.
Online and smaller local convenience stores are the two fastest growing areas in the industry as shopping habits change. Consumers are increasingly using the internet to shop and high fuel prices are discouraging trips to town centres and out-o