McColl's Retail Group plc announced trading results for the fourth quarter and year ended November 29, 2015. For the fourth quarter, total group sales grew by 2.7% relative to the comparable period in the prior year, driven by new store acquisitions. Like-for-like sales were down 1.8% for the quarter, improvement on the 2.3% fall experienced in the third quarter.

For the year, total sales up 3.1%. Like-for-like sales were down 1.9% against the comparable 52 week period. Performance in the premium convenience and food and wine estate held up well at only 0.6% down for the year, once again validating the group's strategy of focussing on the convenience sector.

The company expect results to be in line with the board's expectations for the year 2015.