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Supermarket chain Tesco has reported "strong" annual pre-tax profits of £3.176bn for the year to 27 February, up 10% on the previous 12 months.The UK's biggest grocer also said that there had been a 8.5% increase in group sales, excluding petrol.
It said it planned to create 16,000 jobs this year, with 9,000 in the UK.
Tesco boss Terry Leahy said the firm had "weathered the economic storm well" and that the business was now stronger than before the recession.
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