Booker has said that it had a “good end to a good year” despite ongoing price deflation across the sector.
The group's chairman has also announced his resignation.
Booker's Q4 trading update revealed sales at the group were up 1 per cent in the quarter to 27 March, as like-for-like sales growth of 1.7 per cent offset a weaker performance from Booker’s Makro division.
Meanwhile, long-serving chairman Richard Rose will be stepping down in the summer.
Charles Wilson, Booker chief executive, said the move was in line with good corporate governance, and had been planned for some time, enabling Rose to take on other responsibilities.
Wilson added: 'Richard has been a superb chairman. Booker Group has come a long way in the past few years and Richard has done a great job of building and chairing the board.”
A new chairman is expected to be announced before Rose steps down at the Booker AGM in July 2015.
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