UK: Tesco reports UK sales drop, Asia slowdown in Q3
By: Dean Best | 8 December 2011
Shares in Tesco fell this morning (8 December) after the retail giant reported another quarter of falling UK sales and revealed a "sharp" slowdown from its operations in Asia.
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Shares in Tesco fell this morning (8 December) after the retail giant reported another quarter of falling UK sales and revealed a "sharp" slowdown from its operations in Asia.
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