Covid boom continues for Irish supermarkets with €12.8bn in annual sales 

Supermarket sales were down by more than 5% from the previous Christmas but were almost 11% ahead of the festive period two years ago before the onset of the pandemic. 

The boom for Irish supermarkets during the pandemic has continued, with sales over Christmas running at €1.1bn even as the closely watched measure of grocery prices rose by 1.2%, according to an industry-wide survey. 

Data from market researcher Kantar show that Irish supermarkets took in €1.1bn in the four weeks to St Stephen's Day and posted €3.1bn in sales over the 12 weeks that takes in the longer run-up to Christmas.