Festive season coming! Just out!16 Oct 2024 11:17
Supermarket sales sparked in September, industry data showed on Wednesday, as shoppers stocked up on Halloween treats and early Christmas bargains.
"Retailers will be looking to the traditional advertising campaigns in a couple of weeks' time to really get shoppers into shopping mode, as a way to boost weekly sales in the final eight weeks of the golden quarter. Shoppers will look to spend more after the half-term holiday [at the end of October]."
Among individual supermarkets, Ocado Group and Marks & Spencer saw the biggest jump in sales in the 12 weeks to 5 October, up 15.9% and 12.4% respectively.