Grocery shops got an unexpected windfall from the snow drifts and Storm Emma, with shoppers’ bulk-buying of milk, bread, and, alcohol helping to add €9.6m in sales in a week, according to Nielsen data.

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Coca-Cola has held on to its position as the biggest selling brand in the Irish grocery market for 10 years, according to the latest Checkout Top 100 Brands report, produced by Checkout magazine in association with Nielsen.

CONSUMER preferences for staying in rather than going out have helped sustain retail sales of milk and dairy products, according to speakers at the National Dairy Council (NDC) Conference in Dublin yesterday.

A STAGGERING 10% of Irish shopppers will be heading north to buy alcohol by the end of the year, it has emerged.