date:Apr 11, 2014
tive Marc Bolland said the company's food business outperformed the market once again.
Adjusting for the later timing of Easter this year, MS said its like-for-like food sales were up 1.8%, with total sales up 4.2%.
It marked the 18th consecutive quarter of growth in the retailer's food division, which came despite heavy discounting as pressure from rivals grew.
Most analysts still expect MS's pre-tax profits to fall 6% to 623 million when annual results are published on 20 May.
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