Sales at cash and carry Booker rose 3.2% in the final quarter, the company said in a trading statement today.
Non-tobacco like-for-like sales rose 4.1% while like-for-like tobacco sales fell 5%.
Total sales in the 52 weeks to 28th March 2008 rose 2.3% compared to the same period last year.
Like-for-like non-tobacco sales are up 3.3% and like-for-like tobacco sales declined 5.4% due to the ban on smoking in public places, it said.
Sales and profits remain in line with management expectations. Net debt will be £50m compared to £76.5m a year ago.
Booker chief executive Charles Wilson said: “Booker is on track to deliver results in line with expectations, in spite of the cooling in the economy and the impact of the smoking ban in public places.”
