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Sainsbury's reports record-breaking Xmas sales

Supermarket giant Sainsbury's says it rang up more than £100 million in sales on Christmas Eve in a record-breaking festive trading week.

The chain reported like-for-like sales up 0.9%, excluding fuel, in the 14 weeks to January 5 after its strongest ever performance in the week before Christmas, when it also notched up £16 million in one hour on Sunday December 23.

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