Household spending on take-home groceries hit a record high this Christmas at £460 on average as inflation across supermarkets jumped from November’s 2.6% to 3.7% – its highest level since March, ...

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Overall take-home sales at the grocers rose by 2.1 per cent over the four weeks to 29 December compared with last year, with ...

The boom in spending was driven by average U.K. households making 17 shopping visits in December, according to Kantar data.

Aldi has been named the UK's cheapest supermarket of 2024 by consumer group Which?, with the discount retailer topping the ...

Harry Rose, Editor of Which? magazine, said: "Our research shows Aldi has retained its crown as the UK's cheapest supermarket ...

UK grocery spending hit a record high in the month of December, despite a sharp rise in prices across supermarkets.

Shoppers didn't only buy more but were also willing to pay more than usual, Kantar head of retail and consumer insight, Fraser McKevitt, said. Branded goods sales growth accelerated to 4.2%, while ...

Lidl and Aldi achieved their highest-ever Christmas shares at 7.3% and 10.0% respectively. Lidl secured the fastest footfall growth of any retailer as spending through its tills increased by 6.6%.

Britain's biggest supermarket group Tesco, No. 2 Sainsbury's and discounter Lidl were winners at Christmas, posting sales ...

UK retail sales spending growth was “minimal” and below the rate of inflation in the final three months of 2024, suggesting ...

Aldi and Lidl achieved their highest-ever Christmas market share as household spending in supermarkets hit a record high this ...