Coronavirus-driven stockpiling by Britons girding for a nationwide lockdown lifted U.K. grocery sales to a record in March, according to research firm Kantar.
Supermarket sales grew by 7.6 percent in the past 12 weeks, the fastest pace in more than a decade. That rate of increase nearly tripled over the past four weeks, making March the biggest month of grocery sales ever recorded.
Among the big four supermarket chains, J Sainsbury Plc. was the winner, with sales growth of 7.4 percent during the past three months. It outpaced rivals Tesco Plc., Wm Morrison Supermarkets Plc. and Asda Stores Ltd.
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