SUPERMARKET chain Booths has reported a record increase in sales.

The Lancashire-based chain, which has a store in Clitheroe, saw sales jump by 26 per cent in the week leading up to Christmas compared to the same period last year.

The firm also saw sales in the three weeks to January 1 rise by 15 per cent.

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