It's time for an 'Amazon tax' on online sales, says Tesco CEO

John Leonard
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There's a 'lethal lethal cocktail of pressures in the retail industry' says Dave Lewis

CEO of Tesco Dave Lewis has called for taxes to be levied on products sold online to alleviate the pressures  felt by high-street retailers. In an interview with the Mail on Sunday Lewis urged t...

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