Tough Go for Tesco Plc

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Nate Weisshaar

Published in Investing Strategy on 21 January 2013

VIDEO: Two Fools compare the Christmas trading results of Tesco plc (LON:TSCO) alongside its competitors.

Jill Ralph and Fool analyst Nate Weisshaar talk horse meat and Christmas trading as they digest the performance of Tesco (LSE: TSCO), J Sainsbury (LSE: SBRY), Ocado (LSE: OCDO) and William Morrison (LSE: MRW) over the Christmas season.

Click below to watch Nate and Jill's video

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Tesco's shares suffered a small blip on the 'horse meat' news following its continued recent recovery -- and presented a buying opportunity for canny investors. Which is precisely what Warren Buffett did earlier last year, following a poor Christmas trading statement. You can find out what attracted Buffett to the company and the price the billionaire investor paid for his shares, by downloading an exclusive Motley Fool report "The One European Share Warren Buffett Loves".

> Nate, Jill and The Motley Fool own shares in Tesco.

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IDPickering 21 Jan 2013 , 12:22pm

Thank you Nate & Jill, a very enjoyable presentation.

Especially as I hold Tesco & Sainsbury. ;-)

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