US: Tesco puts Fresh & Easy break-even target back
By Michelle Russell | 19 April 2012
Tesco has said its target to make its US Fresh & Easy business break even by the end of the 2012/13 financial year will not now be achieved.
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Tesco has said its target to make its US Fresh & Easy business break even by the end of the 2012/13 financial year will not now be achieved.
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