Jingle tills at Booths.(Company overview)

From: Lancashire Evening Post (Preston, England) | Date: January 22, 2008 | Copyright information

Preston-based supermarket chain Booths has seen a leap in its Christmas sales.

The firm, which has its head office on Bluebell Way, Fulwood, saw sales rise 7.6% on previous year's figures with like-for-like sales growing 3.7%.

Chairman Edwin Booth said: "Despite a tightening economy ...

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