Tesco profits surge as online orders double
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Supermarket giant Tesco has seen first-half profits rise by more than a quarter as customers bought more food during the pandemic and online orders doubled.
Pre-tax profit for the 26 weeks to 29 August was £551m, 28.7% up on 2019.
It is Tesco’s first set of results under its new chief executive, Ken Murphy, who started last week.
He replaces Dave Lewis, who had…