"This is probably due to our customers wanting to have the freshest cherries and plumpest chook possible for Christmas Day," she said. Meanwhile, mince tart sales grew 35 per cent week on week on average during November with fruit mince sales increasing 64 per cent week on week too. Frozen turkey sales starting skyrocketing from late November, with sales rising nationally by 100 per cent week on week. And with New World stores often closed on Christmas Day, the supermarket chain was often flat out on Boxing Day. "Other purchases suggest that Christmas Day may have been a bit more eventful than expected," she said.

Source: Otago Daily Times December 22, 2019 06:00 UTC