That came to a total turnover of 1.06 billion euros, which is 3.7 percent more than in the same week last year. It is only the third time that supermarkets have spent more than 1 billion euros in a week. The previous record week was earlier this year in the week before Easter. Before that, it was the week leading up to Christmas last year.
In April, the supermarkets also booked a record. During the Easter period it was also very busy for the supermarkets. According to market researcher Nielsen, the supermarkets generated a turnover of 974 million euros in the week before Easter. This beats the previous record of 915 million euros that was set in the books last year.
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