'Beast from the East' fails to dampen retail sales growth

Spar in snow

With grocery inflation beginning to slow and winter storms hitting the UK, spend on groceries during the four weeks ending March 24 rose by 3.3% compared to a year ago, according to new data from Nielsen.

Sales of frozen foods and beers, wines and spirits benefited from the snowy weather

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