Grocerysales at highest in five months

Grocery sales increased by 1.1%, year-on-year, during the 12 weeks to November 9. Those figures resulted in an additional €23m being spent by shoppers in the main supermarket retailers.

According to new data, grocery market sales increased at their fastest pace, during the period, since June.

“Grocery market growth has accelerated, with sales up by more than twice the average rate achieved over the course of 2014,” said David Berry, commercial director at consumer insights agency, Kantar Worldpanel.