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Shoppers splurge on champagne, gold-flecked smoked salmon and posh New Year’s Eve takeaways
After years of decline, champagne sales are starting to pick up. Photograph: ktsimage/Getty
After years of decline, champagne sales are starting to pick up. Photograph: ktsimage/Getty
Sun 27 Dec 2020 19.01 EST
Last modified on Mon 28 Dec 2020 05.16 EST
From champagne to gold-flecked smoked salmon and even posh New Year’s Eve takeaways, Britons in lockdown are popping more premium corks and splashing out on luxury food treats to help them see out a miserable year in style.
Figures show that many shoppers have traded up to premium fizz – spending nearly a quarter more in the last three months than the same time last year – to tide them over Christmas and celebrate the new year.