Tag: supermarkets

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No panic in the aisles

PANIC buying may not be as prolific as it appears according to data from Kantar.

Slow new year for multiples

WEATHER, wages and wellbeing all affected till performance in the first month of the year.
Lidl Exterior

Festive cheer for discounters

The latest figures from Kantar for the 12 weeks to 29 December revealed Lidl was the fastest growing bricks and mortar supermarket

Growth levels hit old heights

SUPERMARKET growth has hit its highest rate for over three years as consumers show confidence in grocery spending, new figures have suggested. The latest UK...
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Aldi reaches for sixth spot

Booming discounter claims another record share and may have overtaken Waitrose Supermarket growth rates fall for the sixth time in seven months DEEP discounter Aldi could...
Symbol stores account for a small amount of the Kantar Worldpanel grocery totals but they are showing good rates of growth that, in the most recent period, were well ahead of the supermarket giants’ performances.

Growing symbols beat grocer giants

BRITAIN’S symbol stores and independent food and drink retailer grew at a faster rate than all of the big four supermarkets and beat the...
Costcutter deal wins go-ahead

Costcutter deal wins go-ahead

THE transfer of 800 Mace, Your Store and Supershop stores from Palmer and Harvey into Costcutter Supermarkets Group – announced in March, when the...
Bargain hunting is becoming ingrained in UK consumer behaviour with shoppers of all types, including the comfortably-off, looking for good deals. Many shoppers, especially women, say they experience a thrill when they find a bargain.

Rich shoppers want it cheap

WEALTHY British consumers are among the keenest bargain hunters in the nation’s supermarkets and stores and last year launches of economy food and drinks...
Kantar Worldpanel business unit director Mark Thomson

What do we know about Scotland?

Scotland has a distinct grocery and convenience store scene. In home-produced items and other products we have our own preferences and we spend more...
Kantar Worldpanel said Aldi once again took a record share of British grocery spending. It now accounts for 3.6% of British grocery sales, said the researcher.

Discounters still on the march

Aldi and Lidl grow ahead of giants and Waitrose also soars BRITAIN’S giant supermarkets continue to lose out to smaller supermarket operations at different ends...