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Grocery sales up by 17% amid coronavirus crisis
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The latest retail data shows that 50% of households in Ireland bought baking supplies in recent weeks, with flour sales up 52% and sugar sales rising by 43%.
The data from Kantar also shows that home grocery sales grew by 17.2% in the 12 weeks to 19 April. But Kantar said that sales of non-grocery items like clothes and food on the go are likely to have fallen, meaning it is still a challenging time for retailers.
Today's figures show that shoppers put an average of four extra items in their trollies, which led to an increased monthly spend of around €118.
10% of Irish households shopped online for groceries in the most recent four weeks, spending an extra €20.6m. Kantar noted that the number of retired people getting groceries delivered
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