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he group said like-for-like sales, excluding fuel, rose 2.7% in the 14 weeks to May 9 compared to growth of 9% the same time last year

This was ahead of analysts' average forecast of up 1.6% but down from growth of 9% in the previous quarter.

Morrisons' sales growth slows on Covid comparative

UK supermarket group Morrisons has today reported a sharp slowdown in quarterly sales growth as it compared with the period of the country's first Covid-19 lockdown when sales soared as worried shoppers stocked-up.

Business • 11 May 21

Sainsbury's has reported strong trading in the key Christmas quarter

Sainsbury's ups profit forecast after strong Christmas

UK supermarket group Sainsbury's has raised its full-year profit forecast as it reported strong trading in the key Christmas quarter, benefiting from Covid-19 restrictions which kept people eating and drinking at home.

Business • 07 Jan 21

UK supermarket groups have seen sales soar during the pandemic

More UK supermarkets waive tax relief

Sainsbury's, Asda, Aldi and B&M will forgo UK property tax relief during the pandemic, following rivals Tesco and Morrisons and taking the total recouped by the UK government from retailers to £1.8 billion.

Business • 04 Dec 20

Morrisons creates 1,000 jobs to process Amazon orders

British supermarket group Morrisons is creating more than 1,000 jobs to pick and pack orders for its services on Amazon, it said today.

Business • 30 Sep 20

Morrisons said its sales rose 5.1% in the 14 weeks to May 10 due to consumers stocking-up in late March

Morrisons' sales get coronavirus lockdown boost

British supermarket group Morrisons has today reported a 5.7% rise in group like-for-like sales in its latest quarter, with demand boosted by the UK coronavirus lockdown but it said its costs were also higher during the pandemic.

Business • 12 May 20

UK supermarket visits up by 79 million before lockdown

UK consumers made over 79 million extra grocery shopping trips in the four weeks to March 21 year-on-year as they stocked their "pandemic pantries".

Business • 31 Mar 20

Sainsbury's said its like-for-like sales fell 0.2% in its fiscal second quarter, having fallen 1.6% in the first quarter

Sainsbury's trading improves as new plan laid out

Supermarket group Sainsbury's today detailed a new plan to cut costs, speed up debt reduction and shake up its store estate and financial services division as it reported improved trading in its latest quarter.

Business • 25 Sep 19

Morrisons said its group like-for-like sales, excluding fuel and VAT sales tax, fell 1.9% in its second quarter

Morrisons reports first quarterly sales fall since 2016

Morrisons, Britain's fourth biggest grocer, has today reported its first fall in quarterly underlying sales since 2016, partly reflecting a tough comparison with last year when it was boosted by a hot summer.

Business • 12 Sep 19

On possible food shortages in the UK after Brexit, Tesco's chairman said that 'provided we're all happy to live on Spam and canned peaches all will be well'

UK supermarkets battle to secure stocks ahead of Brexit

Britons could face shortages of fresh food, price rises and less variety if the country leaves the European Union next month without agreeing trade terms, food industry officials say.

Business • 19 Feb 19

Sainsbury's cautions that it does not expect a change to competitive market conditions any time soon

Sainsbury's expects tough market to persist

Sainsbury's, Britain's second biggest supermarket, today reported another drop in quarterly underlying sales and cautioned that it did not expect a change to competitive market conditions any time soon.

Business • 28 Sep 16