Lidl has revealed a jump in sales over Christmas as shoppers turned to the discount retailer to buy their champagne and party food. The discount supermarket chain revealed that sales increased by 7% year-on-year, as turnover surpassed £1 billion over the four weeks to December 24.
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00:00Hello, my name is Greg Wright. I'm the Deputy Business Editor of the Yorkshire Post.
00:06Here are your business headlines for today.
00:08Lidl has revealed a jump in sales over Christmas,
00:12as shoppers turned to discount retailer to buy their champagne and party food.
00:18The discount supermarket chain revealed that sales increased by 7% year-on-year,
00:24as turnover surpassed £1bn of the four weeks to Christmas Eve.
00:30It was a record festive period for the retailer.
00:33The figures represent continued solid growth at Lidl,
00:37which grew its share of the UK grocery market in 2024,
00:40as it attracted more shoppers and opened more stores.
00:44So an update this morning on festive trading from Lidl,
00:46which has delivered a record performance over the festive period.
00:51My name is Greg Wright. I'm the Deputy Business Editor of the Yorkshire Post.