Dunnes still leads in battle of the supermarkets

Boom time for supermarkets as a result of Covid.  Picture: Leah Farrell

Irish supermarkets are the out-and-out retail business winners of the Covid-19 economic crisis, with record grocery sales set 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 over €12.8bn in sales over the 52 weeks to the end of November, which includes the €1bn in sales during the latest level 5 lockdown, and before Christmas 2020 which is widely anticipated to top all records.