date:Apr 16, 2014
ofits in its home market, as it releases its financial results on Wednesday.
Analysts believe that the retailer is on course to report a 6% fall in profit, with sales under pressure in the UK from Waitrose, Aldi and Lidl.
The latest supermarket share figures from Kantar Worldpanel in Ireland, published yesterday for the 12 weeks ending 30 March, show strong sales growth for both Aldi and Lidl with respective growth rates of 21.9% and 11.1%.
David Berry, commercial director at Kantar Worldpan