UK supermarket Morrisons Q2 underlying sales up 4.1%

LONDON (Reuters) – British supermarket group Morrisons on Tuesday reported an improved performance for its second quarter with underlying sales up 4.1%, which it said partly reflected more competitive prices.

The group, owned by U.S. private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice since 2021, said underlying earnings, excluding its fuel business, increased 16% to 321 million pounds ($408 million) in the six months to April 28.

($1 = 0.7874 pounds)

(Reporting by James Davey; editing by Sarah Young)

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