14 Jan 2016 –- For the six-week Christmas period, like-for-like sales in the UK grew by 1.3% – a significant improvement on past results. Volumes increased by 3.5% and transactions increased by 3.4% as more customers chose to do more of their Christmas shopping at Tesco. In addition to the continuous improvements Tesco have been making over the course of the last year, customers responded well to a stronger seasonal offering.