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16/04/2014
Tesco Announce 6% Full-Year Profit Fall
Britain's biggest supermarket chain, Tesco, has reported a 6% fall in its full-year profit of £3.3bn.
The supermarket announced its pre-tax profit were down 6.9% to £3.1bn as its like-for-like sales, excluding fuel and VAT, also fell 3% in the three months to the end of February.
However, the company shares increasd more than 3% in early trades on Wednesday but, according to Kantar Worldpanel, its market share hit a 10-year low of 28.6% in the 12 weeks to March 30 compared the same period the year before, it lowest since 2004.
Philip Clarke, Chief Executive, said: "We are transforming Tesco through a relentless focus on providing the most compelling offer for our customers. Our results today reflect the challenges we face in a trading environment which is changing more rapidly than ever before. We are determined to lead the industry in this period of change.
"Having strengthened the foundations of our business in the UK, we are now accelerating our growth in new channels and investing in sharper prices, improved quality, stronger ranges and better service. Since setting out these plans just seven weeks ago, we have already made a substantial investment in price, launched Clubcard Fuel Save and re-launched our general merchandise ranges across the business. We are going faster with our work to transform our Extra stores to create more compelling destinations and will complete more than 50 in the first half alone."
(CVS/CD)
The supermarket announced its pre-tax profit were down 6.9% to £3.1bn as its like-for-like sales, excluding fuel and VAT, also fell 3% in the three months to the end of February.
However, the company shares increasd more than 3% in early trades on Wednesday but, according to Kantar Worldpanel, its market share hit a 10-year low of 28.6% in the 12 weeks to March 30 compared the same period the year before, it lowest since 2004.
Philip Clarke, Chief Executive, said: "We are transforming Tesco through a relentless focus on providing the most compelling offer for our customers. Our results today reflect the challenges we face in a trading environment which is changing more rapidly than ever before. We are determined to lead the industry in this period of change.
"Having strengthened the foundations of our business in the UK, we are now accelerating our growth in new channels and investing in sharper prices, improved quality, stronger ranges and better service. Since setting out these plans just seven weeks ago, we have already made a substantial investment in price, launched Clubcard Fuel Save and re-launched our general merchandise ranges across the business. We are going faster with our work to transform our Extra stores to create more compelling destinations and will complete more than 50 in the first half alone."
(CVS/CD)
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