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Top story Supermarket customers shopped less online and more in store in April following the latest easing of coronavirus restrictions, new figures showed this morning. The growth in online grocery sales slowed considerably to 25% last month, compared to 92% in March, according to the latest till roll data from NielsenIQ. Online sales growth had remained above 70% since the start of the pandemic in the UK, supercharging e-commerce shopping at the major grocers. However, in the four weeks ended 24 April, visits to bricks and mortar stores increased by 3%, the first increase in a year. It marke...

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By Alec Mattinson2021-04-20T08:01:00+01:00 Top story Associated British Foods has seen ‘record’ sales on the reopening of its stores last week to bounce back from a first half of a double-digit revenue fall and shrinking profits. Revenue for the group for the 24 weeks to 27 February was down 17% to £6.3bn at actual exchange rates driven by the loss of Primark retail sales as a consequence of the trading restrictions. Adjusted operating profit of £369m was 46% lower than last year at actual exchange rates as a result of the contribution lost at Primark. Statutory operating profit for t...

The hospitality trade is hoping the nation charges out to spend their pent-up savings in beer gardens and outdoor cafes. But could you benefit from an alfresco boom with some shrewd investments?

By Edward Devlin2021-04-07T07:40:00+01:00 Top story Shoppers treated themselves as lockdown restriction began to ease in the run up to Easter, spending £439m on chocolate and sweets over the last month, according to the latest data from NielsenIQ. It represented a 34% increase in confectionery sales in the four weeks ended 27 March 2021 compared with a year ago as the UK was left reeling by the coronavirus outbreak and the first full national lockdown. With non-essential shops remaining closed during the period, consumers turned to supermarkets for non-food products as they planned for the...