Irish supermarket sales set to show surge as Britain exceeds Christmas levels ahead of Covid-19 lockdown

Sales at the big five supermarkets in Ireland will likely post a huge surge, reflecting a record level of sales and shopping visits in Britain ahead of the Covid-19 lockdown there, two major surveys suggest.

Market researcher Kantar said that grocery sales in Britain leapt by over 20% to post a record spend of £10.8bn (€12.1bn) in the four weeks to March 22 from a year earlier, ahead of the UK’s lockdown, according to researcher Kantar. Online grocery spending in Britain was up 13% .