Record Christmas supermarket sales as lockdown curbs spending elsewhere
By Hugh Radojev5 January 2021
UK supermarkets saw record-breaking sales in December, fuelled by coronavirus restrictions that forced non-essential retailers to close stores in the run-up to Christmas.
Customers spent £11.7bn on food and drink in December, the largest month of sales for grocers ever, according to Kantar’s latest supermarket share data.
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