By NATARIO McKENZIE
Tribune Business Reporter
nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net
A BISX-listed retail group yesterday said same-store sales for most of its stores were “up slightly” over the Christmas seasom compared to the same period in 2017.
Gavin Watchorn, AML Foods’ chief executive, told Tribune Business: “I would say that things were OK this year. All things considered, it was OK.
“We were actually up slightly this Christmas period. Most of our locations were. Given everything that’s been going on, I’d say we were OK.” AML Foods, the BISX-listed food retail and franchise group, operates the Solomon’s and Cost Right brands as well as the Domino’s Pizza franchise.
Rupert Roberts, Super Value’s president, told Tribune Business that he was still awaiting final numbers on the supermarket chain’s Christmas performance.
He said: “Christmas is really no different than what we would see during other peak periods when you really look at it. During Christmas you could see sales go up 50 per cent because consumers are doing a lot of their shopping in preparation for the holidays.
“You see that big rush, and then the next week you can go down 50 per cent. I’m still trying to get some final numbers to see how things really shaped up for us this past Christmas.”
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