Tag: celebrates
Aldi celebrates ‘best Christmas ever’ with sales of £1.6bn
Britain’s fourth-biggest grocer says crucial holiday period performance boosted by 12% surge in premium range sales Aldi has reported its “best Christmas ever” after Britain’s fourth-biggest grocer said it made sales of more than £1.6bn in the four weeks to Christmas Eve, thanks in part to shoppers trading up to its premium range. The supermarket…
Nigeria celebrates ‘Africa’s biggest street party’
Christmas revellers descended on Nigeria’s southern port city of Calabar this weekend for its festive carnival dubbed “Africa’s biggest street party”. The glitzy parade had floats and dancers from many of Nigeria’s different ethnic groups taking part. A month of celebrations in December draws many partygoers to Calabar, the capital of Cross River state and…