Tesco was the best performing grocer over the crucial Christmas trading period, which saw average households shrug off economic worries to spend a record £1054 on groceries over the final quarter of 2017.
According to the latest Kantar Worldpanel UK grocery market share figures, Tesco recorded a 3.1 per cent rise in sales in the three-month period ending December 31 – its sales growth the retailer has seen since June and beating Big 4 rivals Sainsbury’s, Asda and Morrisons.