date:Apr 27, 2013
d March, adding to a rise of nearly 4 percent in the preceding quarter.
While the result was helped by rising food prices, the number of bills - an indicator of customer flows - also turned positive, Dixy said, after a fall in the previous quarter.
That meant it took market share away from both of its bigger local rivals, Magnit (MGNTq.L) (MGNT.MM) and X5 (PJPq.L), which saw customer traffic tumble.
But a spike in financing costs in the fourth quarter meant Dixy's net income fell 14 percent t