The amount people are spending on groceries is far outstripping the number of items they’re buying, as retailers find it harder to continue absorbing rising costs in the food supply chain, according to Nielsen retail data released today. In the four
Supermarket sales have increased by 3.6% compared with the same period last year, according to the latest grocery market share figures from Kantar Worldpanel, for the 12 weeks to 10 September 2017. This is the sixth consecutive month in which
The continuing hot weather combined with a series of major sporting events led to a surge in alfresco eating which meant the UK’s leading supermarkets saw another impressive jump in sales figures, according to Nielsen retail data released today.
The latest grocery share figures from Kantar Worldpanel, published today for the 12 weeks ending 17 July 2016, show slow growth for the supermarket sector, with sales up 0.1% compared to last year. Fraser McKevitt, head of retail and consumer insight
The latest grocery share figures from Kantar Worldpanel, published today for the 12 weeks ending 22 May 2016, show the market to be essentially flat, posting value growth of just 0.1%. With food price deflation remaining at 1.5% this period
The latest grocery share figures from Kantar Worldpanel, published today for the 12 weeks ending 27 March 2016, show the fastest growth the sector has seen all year. Supermarket sales have grown by 1.1% compared with the same period last
The latest grocery share figures from Kantar Worldpanel, published today for the 12 weeks ending 28 February 2016, show a small increase in supermarket sales which are up by 0.5% compared with a year ago. This is the fastest rate
Christmas supermarket sale success can be correlated to an increase in two categories of Twitter followers, according to new research from Starcount, the predictive insight company. After analysing the followers of seven major supermarkets, including Aldi, Asda, Marks & Spencer, Morrisons,
The UK’s beleaguered supermarkets received a welcome Christmas present as consumers spent £3.3bn during the week ending Boxing Day – 8% more than in the same period a year ago – according to global information and insights company Nielsen. Supermarket sales
The latest grocery share figures from Kantar Worldpanel, published today for the 12 weeks ending 3 January 2016, showed no Christmas uplift for the British grocery market as sales fell by 0.2% on last year thanks to continuing price deflation.
Continuing deflation and the enduring growth of the discounters outweighed any bounce from the Rugby World Cup, as the UK’s major supermarkets suffered a rare fall in both sales value and volume – according to the latest data from global
The volume of items purchased from the UK’s leading supermarkets fell year-on-year for the first time since early December 2014, according to the latest data from global information and insights company Nielsen. Sales volumes fell -0.3% during the four weeks ending 15
The latest grocery share figures from Kantar Worldpanel, published today for the 12 weeks ending 16 August 2015, show continued sluggish growth in the British grocery market with an increase in sales of 0.9% compared to one year ago. Fraser McKevitt,
Supermarket sales have slowed to a revenue growth of 0.2% compared to last year, grocery share figures for the 12 weeks ending 26 April 2015 from Kantar Worldpanel reveal. Fraser McKevitt, head of retail and consumer insight at Kantar Worldpanel, said: “Growth
March saw the first annual rise for nearly a year in shopper spending at UK supermarkets, according to the latest data from global information and insights company Nielsen. The value of sales during the four-week period ending 28 March 2015
The volume of items purchased from the UK’s leading supermarkets increased year-on-year for the first time since mid-July 2013, according to the latest data from global information and insights company Nielsen. Sales volume increased +0.6% during the four weeks ending 3 January 2015 versus
Sales are still having a sluggish start to the festive season in the second two weeks of Christmas trading, according to analysis by market and shopper intelligence firm IRI of sales data for the UK’s major supermarkets. IRI analysis of data collected for
In its latest UK Topline Retail Trends report, market and shopper intelligence firm IRI has tracked the first significant decline in the sales (value and volume) of FMCG goods that it believes has ever been seen in Britain’s Post-War grocery
The second week of the World Cup saw the sun continue to shine and the hopes of a nation still rest (for a while) on England at the World Cup. According to the latest supermarket basket data for week ending
UK supermarkets have seen a slow down in year-on-year grocery sales growth in November 2012, despite increased advertising spend, voucher give-aways and promotions aimed at attracting cautious shoppers, according to the latest figures released by Nielsen. Aggregate sales growth for
Table: 12-Weekly % share of grocery market spend by retailer and value sales % change % share, 12 weeks to 21 July 2012 % share, 12 weeks to 23 July 2011 % sales change vs. same 12 weeks year ago TESCO 29.2% 29.2% 4.1% ASDA 16.1% 15.9% 5.9% SAINSBURY 15.8% 15.8% 3.9% MORRISONS 11.1% 11.3% 2.0% CO-OPERATIVE 7.3% […]
