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Tesco lifts profit forecast but predicts a low-alcohol Christmas
First-half sales rise 2% to £33.8bn, helped by strong trade online, as retailer says it is making more delivery slots available Business live – latest updates Tesco has raised its profit outlook as it expects households to splash out this Christmas – despite buying less alcohol – as they shrug off “uncertainty” around the Iran war. The UK’s biggest grocer said sales rose just 2% to £33.8bn in 26 weeks to 29 August…