UK grocery sales rise at record pace amid Covid-19 outbreak

Local shops and online services thrive as Britons turn to making meals at homeCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageGrocery sales rose at the fastest pace since records began in the three months to 12 July as the UK shifted to making meals at home during the temporary closures of restaurants, cafes and workplaces in the coronavirus lockdown.Sales of groceries, excluding takeaway food and drink, rose 16.9% in the three-month period with local shops and online services