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Tesco's half-year profits top £1bn (Filed: 03/10/2006) The £1 billion profit accumulated by Tesco over just six months has drawn renewed attacks on the impact the supermarket chain is having on the environment and town centres. Britons spent an average £289 in Tesco stores Tesco said today it took £17 billion from British shoppers in the first half of its financial year, or £289 for every Briton. Profits were bolstered by the group's expansion from food products to electrical goods, insurance and even computer software. But campaigners said Tesco's success is coming at an unacceptable cost. "Tesco's booming profits are...