The chief executive of Britain's biggest retailer said the company was 'well-placed for the global recovery' and the store had been able to take on 6,500 staff over the six-month period.
Group sales rose 8.3 per cent (including petrol) to £30.4 billion, which Tesco said was an 11.4 per cent increase. Like-for-like sales grew 2.7 per cent.
Tesco said they were on target to meet their 5.5 per cent global reduction in CO2 emissions from existing stores and distribution centres, and added that 2,500 jobs had been created through local employment partnerships for UK business.
Terry Leahy, chief executive of Tesco, said: 'Tesco's core strengths are even more important as we tackle successfully the challenges of recession.
'Our focus on the customer, the consistency of our strategy, an efficient business model, strong local management teams, and a spirit of innovation and knowledge-sharing, have enabled us to improve the shopping trip for customers - by investing in consistent value they can trust and in rewarding their loyalty through Clubcard - whilst at the same time delivering a robust financial performance.
'Our UK business is delivering solid growth and improving volumes. This progress across the group, combined with our strong financial position funding continued investment in new space and new businesses, means we're well-placed for the global recovery.'
In August this year the company announced the creation of 800 jobs in Scotland in their personal finance division.
The supermarket giant said the new customer service centre in central Glasgow received a £5 million grant from the Scottish government.
Some campaigners are currently calling for an appointment of a supermarket ombudsman to act as a watchdog over Tesco, Asda, Waitrose and Sainsbury's.
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