Morrisons enjoys highest quarterly sales growth in nearly a decade

Long heatwave, wonky veg and World Cup boost sales for supermarket chainSupermarket chain Morrisons has enjoyed its highest quarterly sales growth in nearly a decade, boosted by the popularity of local foods, the long heatwave and the World Cup.The UK’s fourth-biggest supermarket group said like-for-like sales – those at stores open for at least a year – rose 6.3% in the three months to 5 August, its second quarter, marking a nine-year high. The figure includes wholesale and re