Discount supermarket Aldi has said it notched up more than £1.6 billion in sales over the key festive month, as shoppers traded up to its premium ranges. The German-owned group, Britain’s fourth biggest supermarket, said total sales rose 3.4% in the four weeks to Christmas Eve.
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00:00Hello, my name's Greg Wright of the Yorkshire Post, and here are your business headlines for today.
00:06The discount supermarket chain Aldi said it notched up more than £1.6 billion in sales over the Christmas period,
00:14as shoppers traded up to its premium ranges.
00:17The German-owned Group, which is Britain's fourth biggest supermarket,
00:21said total sales rose by 3.4% in the four weeks to Christmas Eve.
00:27Customers switched to premium own-label ranges for their Christmas food,
00:31with sales of its specially selected products jumping 12% year-on-year, according to the firm.
00:38So that's this morning from the discount supermarket Aldi,
00:41which has notched up more than £1.6 billion in sales over Christmas.
00:46My name's Greg Wright, I'm the Deputy Business Editor of the Yorkshire Post.