Tesco holds guidance steady as sales growth improves despite 'intense' grocery competition

  • Tesco PLC (LSE:TSCO) held its full-year guidance steady despite what it called an "intensely competitive" grocery market, as it turned in a first-quarter update that showed stronger like-for-like sales growth than the past year. LFL sales were up 4.6% to £16.4 billion for the 13 weeks to 24 May 2025, led by 5.5% growth in Ireland and 5.1% growth for the rest of the UK.