Waitrose reports record festival trading results

It was a merrier Christmas for Waitrose last year as the British supermarket revealed sales were up during the festive season.

It was a merrier Christmas for Waitrose last year as the British supermarket revealed sales were up during the festive season.

The upmarket grocer - which has 288 shops across the country - said Thursday it broke the £300m barrier for the first time in the 12 days leading to December 31st, following an 8.8% year-on-year rise in total sales.

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