Newly launched figures reveal the market share of the UK’s main grocery store chains.
New figures present the market share of the UK’s main grocery store chains. (Picture: Getty)
The UK’s largest grocery chain by market share has been revealed – and it isn’t Morrisons or Lidl. This morning (Thursday, Might 28) Worldpanel by Numerator launched its month-to-month grocery inflation and grocery store share figures over the 12 weeks to Might 17.
It confirmed Tesco nonetheless has the most important market share with 28.2% on this interval, up from 27.9% final yr. That adopted a 3.2% yr on yr gross sales increase, cementing Tesco’s standing as the most important beast in UK grocery retail. Sainsbury’s was a distant second with 15.2%, adopted by Asda on 11.5%, and Aldi on 10.8%. The evaluation can even have made for nice studying amongst executives at Lidl, suggesting the German retailer had leapfrogged Morrisons to bag the fifth highest market share (8.6% to Morrisons 8.3%).
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It represents a marked improve for Lidl, whose market share was estimated to be 8.1% a yr earlier. The rise was possible boosted by its gross sales hovering by 8.8% year-on-year. In the meantime, Morrisons solely grew its gross sales by 1.3% over the identical interval.
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A Lidl spokesperson stated: “Turning into Nice Britain’s fifth largest grocery store is a big milestone and a transparent indication of the momentum we’ve got constructed. As buyer expectations shift, households are on the lookout for worth they’ll depend on with out compromising on high quality, and we stay laser-focused on delivering precisely that.
“Attaining it is a testomony to the dedication of our colleagues, whose arduous work delivers for our prospects each single day.”
Nonetheless, Morrisons insisted the figures understate their efficiency by not bearing in mind the gross sales of its lots of of comfort shops, one thing Lidl would not have, The Guardian experiences.
Tesco continues to reign supreme amongst grocery chains within the UK. (Picture: Getty)
Outdoors the highest six, the Co-op was discovered to have a 5.1% share over the interval, adopted by Waitrose (4.5%), Iceland (2.2%), Ocado (2.1%), different shops (1.9%) and Symbols and Unbiased (1.4%).
Nonetheless, it is price noting that the figures are particularly for the UK grocery market.
For these questioning why M&S would not function regardless of being a significant presence on the excessive avenue, it isn’t recognised by Worldpanel as a grocer, because of the “larger proportion of clothes and common merchandise in its gross sales combine”.
The market analysis agency’s newest launch additionally suggests meals inflation has slowed. It discovered take-home gross sales development on the grocers rose by 1.5% within the 4 weeks to Might 17.
In the meantime, whereas like-for-like grocery costs rose by 3.1%, it was the slowest fee of improve since December 2024.
It is going to be optimistic information for British shoppers who’ve seen costs spike within the wake of the US and Israel’s battle in Iran.
It comes after the UK authorities’s announcement on plans to additional lower import tariffs by £150million on over 100 on a regular basis objects, Worldpanel stated.
Ministers are anticipated to offer extra element this week, although based on the agency it could equate to a saving of solely £5 per family, with the typical annual procuring invoice together with food and drinks (however not alcohol) coming to £4,087.
The analysis discovered that customers have been counting on offers to restrict spending as value of dwelling pressures chew, with 30.3% of gross sales together with a promotion final month (up from 28.4% seen a yr in the past).
On the similar time, spending on promoted objects rose 9.5% yr on yr, whereas full value spending confirmed little change, growing by simply 0.1%.
You will discover the analysis in full right here.
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