Booker has recorded a small increase in sales and operating profit for the past year, hindered by declining tobacco sales.
In Tesco’s annual results for the year up to 28 February 2026, it reported +0.2% increase in like-for-like sales while operating profit rose +0.7% to £292m. Its core retail sales were up 2.2% and core catering sales rose 3.8% while tobacco sales dropped -9.5% over the year.
Tesco Group like-for-like sales were up +3.5% while group adjusted operating profit was up +0.6% to £3,152m.
It attributed Booker’s performance to sales growth in the core retail and catering businesses and a record Save to Invest contribution more than offsetting operating cost inflation.
The wholesaler also added 369 net new retail partners over the year and highlighted that more than 300 of its retailers were using the Scoot rapid delivery service.
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