Irish supermarkets head for record €13bn sales in Covid-19 year

Figures by market researcher Kantar show the supermarkets made more than €12.8bn in sales over the 52 weeks to the end of November, which includes the €1bn in sales made during the level 5 lockdown

'November was the busiest month for the grocers since the height of the previous national lockdown in June,' said Kantar retail analyst Emer Healy. Picture: Larry Cummins

Irish supermarkets are emerging as the out-and-out retail business winners of the Covid-19 economic crisis, with record grocery sales likely to jump close to €13bn this year amid the Covid-19 lockdowns. 

Figures provided to the Irish Examiner by market researcher Kantar show the supermarkets made more than €12.8bn in sales over the 52 weeks to the end of November, which includes the €1bn in sales made during the level 5 lockdown, but before Christmas 2020, which is widely anticipated to top all records.