UK supermarket Morrisons sees sales slip

British supermarket group Morrisons today revealed that Safeway’s performance had continued to decline, with like-for-like sales 7.9% lower in the first half.

The chain, which acquired the Safeway business earlier this year, unveiled pre-tax profits of £121.6m (€176m) during the period, down from £131.6m (€190m) last time and in line with analysts’ expectations.