Butchers enjoy bumper year as lockdown boosts sales
1 April 2021 |
High-street butcher’s shops have enjoyed a bumper year over the last 12 months
Butchers have seen a significant increase in value in year-on-year sales and remain one of the strongest red meat retailers in Britain.
New analysis from the last 12 months, ending on 21 February 2021, confirms that the public have turned to their high-street butchers.
Around 630,000 more households visited independent retail butchers in Britain compared to the previous year, according to figures by Kantar.
The public have spent nearly 50% more per shopping trip in the butcher shop compared to other retailers when purchasing meat.