Centra sales surge 14% to over €1bn

A SURGE in convenience shopping saw sales at Centra stores grow by 14% last year, to over €1 billion.

This year Centra plans to create up to 900 jobs as it opens 40 more outlets, bringing the total number of shops in Ireland to over 400.

These announcements were made at the group’s national conference in Killarney by Centra managing director Donal Horgan.