Central England Co-op c-stores see LFL sales rise 4.1%

Central England Co-operative’s convenience store estate has achieved a positive performance during the 2018 Christmas and New Year period.

The Society saw like-for-like sales growth of 4.1% for the three key festive trading weeks ending 5 January.

Christmas Eve generated its highest ever turnover day of 2018, and the highest ever recorded on a Monday, with a figure of £3.8m.

The Christmas period saw particularly strong performance across a range of products including confectionery, mince pies and Prosecco, as well a spike in everyday items ranging from cling film and lemons to milk and teabags being recording on Christmas Eve and Boxing Day.

The Christmas period also saw kind-hearted shoppers donate over 75,000 items as part of its annual Food Bank Appeal, allowing for over 30,000 meals to be created for people in need during the festive period.

Martyn Cheatle, Chief Executive at Central England Co-operative, said, “The whole team at Central England Co-operative are proud of these strong sales figures. Despite the tough environment we trade in, our expert planning, great products and the dedication and hard work of our colleagues have helped deliver these results.

“We would like to say a massive thank you to anyone who supported our Christmas Food Bank Appeal as this helped make a major difference to people in need across our trading area. And I would also like to thank all colleagues, customers and members for their support during this very busy period.”

The Society also said ‘thank you’ to its customers and members by giving away 20,000 prizes, including a £3k holiday, as part of a special Because of You Christmas campaign.

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