Supermarket group Sainsbury's has reported a fall in half-year profits, citing a "particularly challenging" market.
Underlying pre-tax profits for the 28 weeks to 26 September fell 17.9% to £308m.
The UK's third-biggest grocer is in a continued pricing war, and facing challenges from discount chains.
The firm said that retail sales, excluding fuel, were down 0.1%. Like-for-like sales fell 1.6%.
At the end of September the company reported its seventh consecutive quarter of falling underlying sales.
The company's chief executive, Mike Coupe, admitted that "the grocery retail marketplace remains challenging" but said he was "confident we are making progress".