A temperatures soar, supermarkets have reported a huge leap in sales of electric fans, ice cream, paddling pools and burgers. Thanks to the heatwave, Waitrose has had its biggest week for ice creams with sales up 36% year on year, while John Lewis’s sales of fans and air conditioning units are up 709% year on year.
Barbecues appear to be the order of the day with Asda selling at least 4.5 million sausages and 1.4 million burgers last week, while charcoal sales increased by 400%. Meanwhile, demand for ready-to-drink spirits in Asda were up 72% compared to an average week, where sales of fans increased by 1,300%, reports WalesOnline.
The supermarket giant also revealed paddling pool sales increased by 1,000% compared to the same time the previous week. Waitrose said sales of premium ice cream are up 45% year-on-year.
