Lewis checks out at Britain's Tesco, leaving challenges for new CEO

FILE PHOTO: A man looks at products on a shelf inside a Tesco Extra superstore near Manchester, Britain January 8, 2020. REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo

LONDON: Dave Lewis steps down on Wednesday after six years as Tesco chief executive, during which he got Britain's biggest retailer back on track after an accounting crisis, leaving new challenges for his successor Ken Murphy.

Murphy, 53, who was formerly at healthcare group Walgreens Boots Alliance, faces the long-term impact of the coronavirus crisis, a recession and possible disruption when Britain's Brexit transition period finishes at the end of 2020.