Tesco steps up UK sales as Asda struggles amid rising inflation

<p>Marks &amp; Spencer bounces back from cyber-attack as it extends contract of chair Archie Norman</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2025/oct/14/us-treasury-secretary-beijing-rare-earths-us-china-port-fees-imf-tariffs-business-live-news">Business live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>Tesco has grabbed a bigger slice of Britons’ supermarket shopping, as it stepped up sales and market share, while its rival Asda continued to struggle amid rising grocery inflation.</p><p>The UK’s biggest supermarket increased its market share to 28.3% in the 12 weeks to 5 October, up 0.7 percentage points on a year earlier, while its sales advanced nearly 7%, according to Worldpanel by Numerator.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/oct/14/tesco-uk-sales-asda-inflation-grocery-prices">Continue reading...</a>