McColl's Retail Group plc announced group trading results for the fourth quarter and full year ended November 30, 2014. For the quarter, the company sales grew by 5.0% year on year in the final quarter, driven by new store acquisitions. Like-for-like sales were slightly down 1.0%, reflecting a slight weakening of trading conditions.

For the full year, total company sales grew by 4.2% and like-for-like sales were ahead by 0.7%.

For the year 2014, the group expects results to be broadly in line with expectations for the full year, representing a significant improvement on prior year.