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Christmas 2024 has proven to be a success for the UK grocery sector, with Tesco and Sainsbury's leading the pack. Sales for Tesco grew by 5%, while Sainsbury's increased by 3.5%. Lidl GB and Aldi UK also achieved their highest-ever Christmas market shares at 7.3% and 10%, with sales growing by 6.6% and 2.9%, respectively. However, the discounters couldn’t quite beat the major supermarkets. According to the head of retail and consumer insight at Kantar, consumers spent a staggering £13 billion on food shopping in the lead-up to Christmas. Can find out more here: https://lnkd.in/ePDnV76M #GroceryIndustry #ChristmasSales2024 #ConsumerTrends

Tesco and Sainsbury’s: Grocery giants that won Christmas Following last week’s posts, here are the results from Kantar. Tesco and Sainsbury’s have been crowned the winners of Christmas by Kantar as the pair outperformed the rest of the grocery market. Sales at Tesco rose 2.8% in the 13 weeks to 23 November, rising 3.8% in the six weeks to 4 January. It’s hold on the market rose to 28.5% – the highest of any supermarket – boosted by growth across its convenience, superstore and online channels. Meanwhile, Sainsbury’s won grocery market share for the fifth consecutive Christmas as it enjoyed a 3.7% uptick in revenues for the 16 weeks to 4 January, and 3.8% for the festive period covering six weeks to 4 January.

This week in retail...   ✅ Retail Week is focused on the after-effects of the budget, with two stories honing in on the ‘harmful’ after effects on the retail industry. The site reports that retail leaders are calling on the government to phase in changes to ease the burden on the sector: https://lnkd.in/dSgc3rA7   ✅ Retail Gazette delves into the top Christmas food and drink trends supermarkets are backing in 2024, with predictions from Sainsburys, Waitrose, M&S, Asda, Tesco, Co-Op and Aldi: https://lnkd.in/dzQtsTiu   ✅ Thorntons has unveiled its Christmas chocolate collection for 2024, as reported in Retail Times: https://shorturl.at/gKA5R ✅ KamCity reports that WHSmith has introduced its first own-brand range of festive Christmas sandwiches in 300 stores across the UK, as part of the retailer's Smith's Family Kitchen food-to-go range that debuted earlier this year: https://shorturl.at/McNLf   ✅ Amazon and Asda have announced a partnership enabling shoppers to collect and return their Amazon orders at Asda stores according to The Grocery Trader: https://lnkd.in/d6gWtii9   ✅ According to The Retail Bulletin, Lidl GB has increased its investment into the British food industry by 40% to £21 billion by the end of 2024. This means it will have surpassed its original five-year commitment of £15 billion by 2040: https://lnkd.in/d7NYdzpz ✅ And finally, The Grocer has weighed in on the battle for the best Christmas ad 2024, with its panel of experts evaluating who has done it best. Do you agree? https://shorturl.at/CNflJ See you next week! 👋 #FMCG #WeeklyRoundup #RetailNews #Sustainability #Christmas

A new week means it’s time to see if anything interesting happened in the last few days. Here is a wrap-up of some interesting latest news. 🆕 Walmart has introduced a new grocery brand. Bettergoods products are centered around three criteria: plant-based, culinary experiences, and “made without”. On top of that, the majority of the goods will cost less than 💵 $5, making it affordable for everyone. 🆕 Aldi is giving its customers a “Price Break” for summer accessories. The prices are expected to 📉 drop on more than 250 already discounted items. This is part of a long-term strategy where Aldi announced they plan to save shoppers more than $60 million. 🆕 Footfall across retail plunged in April. The number of shoppers decreased by 7.2% in April, according to the trade association. The drop was obvious in several locations, such as shopping centers, high streets, and retail parks, ranging from 2.7% to almost 5% decline. 🆕 US fast-food chains might have to step up their game. Spending growth rates are at their lowest in the post-pandemic era 🪫. As more consumers eat at home, the fast-food chains might have to think about additional promotions to bring customers back to the tables. Sources: GroceryDive, RetailNews, RetailGazette #Kimbino #RetailNews #Retail #RetailInsights #RetailStrategy #OnlineDeals #BestDeals #OnlineShopping

Britain's biggest supermarket group Tesco, No. 2 Sainsbury's and discounter Lidl GB were winners at #Christmas, posting sales growth of 5.0%, 3.5% and 6.6% respectively, according to industry data published on Tuesday. No. 3 Asda remained the industry laggard, with sales down 5.8% in the 12 weeks to Dec. 29 compared with the previous year, market researcher Kantar said. Tesco's strong performance increased its share of the market to 28.5%, while Sainsbury's achieved its highest share since December 2019 at 16.0%. Annual grocery price inflation was 3.7% in the four week December period, its highest level since March, and a jump on the 2.6% in last month's report. #UK #supermarkets have warned that tax rises and another increase in the national minimum wage will be inflationary in 2025. Separate data from the British Retail Consortium on Tuesday showed Black Friday spending helped lift retail sales in late 2024 but overall sales in the final quarter proved disappointing. Kantar said 13 billion pounds ($16.3 billion) passed through UK supermarket tills over the four weeks to Dec. 29, with take-home grocery sales up 2.1% year-on-year. In terms of sales over the 12-week period, Marks & Spencer's food and drink business rose 8.7%, Kantar said, while online supermarket Ocado came in top with a 9.6% jump. UK supermarkets' market share and sales growth (%). Ryan McDonnell Lidl International Simon Roberts Federico Capeci Lucy Bristowe Murray Bisschop Jo Gomer Mark Given

Tesco's festive sales have surged, while Sainsbury's hit a four-year high in market share ⬆. The recent data from Kantar shows that both supermarkets led the UK grocery growth over the Christmas season. Tesco's performance has been remarkable, with a 5% sales increase across convenience, superstore and online channels. This resulted in a market share gain to 28.5%. Sainsbury's also enjoyed a strong December, with a 3.5% sales growth, raising its market share to 16%, the highest since 2019. In addition, Lidl and Aldi achieved record market shares at 7.3% and 10% respectively, with Lidl seeing the highest footfall growth of 6.6%. Aldi attracted 315,000 new customers, pushing its sales up by 2.9%. Fraser McKevitt from Kantar noted that online grocery spending reached a record £1.6 billion, with Ocado seeing a 9.6% sales boost. Meanwhile, traditional bricks-and-mortar stores such as Morrisons, Asda, and Co-op experienced more modest gains. With the grocery sector surpassing £13 billion in sales during December, it's clear that the UK was in the mood to celebrate 🥳. What do you think these trends mean for the retail sector going into 2025? Comment below or get in touch if you want to discuss more. https://alaska.black #UKRetail #FMCG #GroceryMarket

🎄🎅🎁Where did people buy their food this Christmas?.... This year's Christmas shopping season saw continued growth in the grocery market, despite the ongoing cost-of-living crisis. Consumers were still willing to spend, but they were also looking for value and convenience. 🔍 💡Insights -         Overall take-home sales at the grocers rose by 2.1 per cent over the four weeks to 29 December compared with last year.   -         Data from NIQ told a similar story of the “biggest ever Christmas “. The analytics firm put sales growth at three per cent and total spend at £14.6bn during December. Discount retailers thrived, Tesco, Aldi and Lidl come out on top -         Tesco retained its crown as the most popular UK supermarket, taking over a quarter of all sales during the Golden Quarter. Sales totalled £10.5bn in the last twelve weeks of the year. -         Discount retailers Lidl and Aldi achieved their highest ever Christmas shares at 7.3 per cent and 10 per cent respectively, with Lidl securing the fastest footfall growth of any retailer as spending through its tills increased by 6.6 per cent. Value Driven brands take the win -         The search for cheaper goods was a key trend this year: NIQ found that 27 per cent of sales this Christmas were for promotional items, the highest in three years. #food #consumer #insights #2024 #FMCG #grocery

Kantar: Lidl and Ocado named fastest growing retailers as Asda decline continues. Lidl has been named the fastest-growing retailer with a bricks-and-mortar presence for the 15th period in a row, according to fresh Kantar data. For the 12 weeks to 3 November, Lidl secured 326,000 additional shoppers, more than any other retailer, and saw particularly strong fresh produce sales growth at 22%. Online supermarket Ocado saw the largest growth over the period, boosting sales by 9.5%, while Tesco and Sainsbury’s also outperformed the wider market. Tesco’s sales rose by 4.6% taking it to 27.9% of the market, up 0.6 percentage points on last year, while spending through the tills at Sainsbury’s climbed 4.4%, making its overall share 15.5%. Sainsbury’s also saw a rise in both shopper numbers and trips during the period.  While Morrisons sales grew at a slower rate, at 2.4%, this outpaced the market average for the first time since June 2021. #kanta #lidl #ocado #morrrison #retail #supermarket #growth #sainsbury

Some thoughts...The recent sales growth trends for Ocado Retail, Marks and Spencer (M&S), Tesco, and Lidl GB have several implications for retailers: - Increased Competition: With Ocado Retail leading in growth, other retailers need to innovate and improve their offerings to stay competitive. - Focus on #Online and Convenience: Ocado's success highlights the importance of e-commerce and convenience. Retailers may invest more in online platforms and #logistics. - #Sustainability Initiatives: Many UK grocery retailers, including Ocado, M&S, and Tesco, are partnering with initiatives like Manufacture 2030 to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. - Holiday Season Strategies: With #Christmas approaching, retailers like M&S and Tesco are gaining momentum. They will likely increase marketing efforts and offer promotions. - Adapting to Consumer Behavior: Steady growth in total till sales indicates cautious consumer spending. Retailers need to adapt to changing behaviors, such as increased price sensitivity. Overall, these trends suggest that retailers must be agile, innovative, and responsive to maintain and grow their market share. #retail #supplychain #userexperience #ecommerce

Worldpanel by Kantar Irish #grocery data for the 12 weeks to 14/04/24 sees Dunnes Stores retain the top spot with 23.9% market share. Tesco Ireland stay second on 23.0% and SuperValu are third with 20.4%. Lidl Ireland and Aldi Ireland follow in fourth and fifth place with 13.6% and 11.5% respectively. Food inflation is still a factor, sitting at 2.9% in the 12 weeks to 14/04/24. The number is getting smaller every month, but it sits on top of two previous years of inflation, meaning that prices have increased around 25% comparing 2024 with 2021. But bear in mind that shoppers aren’t actually paying 25% more because they have changed their habits, switching into more private label products, buying less overall…and wasting less too. Prices are now beginning to drop though. I monitor a trolley of around 70 high-volume grocery items. It covers the key categories and is mainly private label. The price of that trolley is up 12% versus Sep-22 when I started tracking it. But it’s down -3.1% versus the peak last June. (message me if you want to set up a more detailed debrief). The market share trends are a continuation of previous months. Dunnes, Tesco and Lidl are still gaining share. Tesco stand out for me as they are quietly working away on store revamps, bringing their fresh food to front of store, as well as opening new stores (some of which were ex-Iceland shops).   Aldi’s troubles continue this period. Value and volume sales are in decline and they’ve lost 0.6ppts of share year on year. Their share is actually down 0.4ppts versus April 2019 since which they’ve opened 24 new stores and revamped many more.   SuperValu look to have challenges too. They’re dangerously close to dropping below 20% which is not something we’ve seen since before the SuperQuinn take-over.         💡 If you thought this review was useful make sure to connect and follow #supermarketmalachy ✅ I help you achieve profitable growth through #strategy and #negotiationskills #training   #fmcg #strategyconsulting #commercialskills International Private Label Consult (IPLC) #uspire #salestraining #privatelabel The Uspire Group #salestraining #supermarkets