date:Sep 17, 2013
prompting a wave of negative publicity.
In June Tesco, the world's No. 3 retailer, posted a drop in quarterly underlying sales in its main British market, resuming a trend seen for most of the past three years and raising doubts about its 1 billion pounds turnaround plan.
The company has been investing heavily in more staff, new food ranges, revamped stores and lower prices.
Shares in Tesco were up 0.6 percent at 374.3 pence at 0907 GMT, valuing the business at 30.1 billion pounds.