Booths Christmas sales rise for third consecutive year
Booths reported a strong like for like retail sales increase of 6.5 per cent over the key three-week trading period, whilst also recording their best ever Christmas week customer satisfaction score.
The Lancashire based supermarket chain reported total revenue including B2B and wholesale sales increased by 4.3 per cent from 2020, rounding off a strong period of performance throughout the key trading quarter which saw retail like for like growth of 4.2 per cent.
Chief Operating Officer Nigel Murray said: “I’m delighted to report growth on growth figures for a third consecutive year. Christmas at Booths is a true team effort of 12 months in the planning. Our 3,000 colleagues strive to deliver the very best food and drink along with our renowned warm Northern welcome.
“I pay particular credit to the teams who kept smiling behind their facemasks to deliver warm and friendly service in our stores and the top levels of quality and availability achieved against some incredibly challenging market conditions.”