UK festive spend almost hit £20bn

Shoppers spent £19.6bn during the four weeks of the festive period to 27 December, with total till sales growing by 3%, according to the latest figures from NielsenIQ (NIQ).
E-commerce as the fastest-growing channel, with an increase of 9.9%. Ocado remained the fastest-growing retailer, with sales going up by 12.8% due to the surge in online sales.
Lidl experienced a 9.4% increase in sales, making it the fastest-growing brick-and-mortar supermarket.
Sainsbury’s, Waitrose and M&S