09/12/2014

Tesco Shares Plummet

Retailer giant Tesco has reported its share price has plummeted more than 15%.

In a trading update, Tesco said profit to the year ending in February 2015 would not exceed £1.4bn.

New Chief Executive Dave Lewis said: "Tesco is focused, and will continue to focus, on doing the right thing for customers. This means running our business in a way that everything we do creates sustainable value. Whilst the steps we are taking to achieve this are impacting short-term profitability, they are essential to restoring the health of our business. We will not engage in short term actions that compromise in any way our offer for customers."

Earlier this year Tesco misstated its profits by £263m.

(CD/IT)


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