Press information uk insights, data, market research and. This report provides an overview of uk retail outlets and guidance on how best to place u. In 20, grocery stores accounted for 90% of the countrys food. Online grocery retailers market shares uk 2014 statista. Tesco market share shrinks to lowest level in almost a. This statistic illustrates the market share of grocery stores in great britain. Uk pay growth has slowed since the middle of 2019 a year characterised by political uncertainty in the runup to several brexit deadlines and. Four supermarket chains dominate uk food retailing, accounting for 70 percent of the market. Rivals keep wary eye on amazons uk grocery delivery plans. The latest grocery share figures from kantar worldpanel, published today for the 12 weeks ending 10 november 20, show another alltime record share of 3.
The uks biggest grocery market shareholder plans to achieve what was not long ago deemed the impossible, extending sameday online delivery service to 99% of uk households. Kantar worldpanel, published today for the 12 weeks ending 2 march 2014, show new records set by waitrose and aldi as pressure on the big four supermarkets intensifies. The latest grocery share figures from kantar worldpanel, for the 12 weeks ending 14 september 2014, show there is no sign yet of recovery at tesco. How much of the grocery market share does each supermarket have. Uk online grocery retailing winter operating insight. Tescos share of the uk grocery market has shrunk to its lowest level in almost a decade as british shoppers defected to german discount chains aldi and.
Uk grocery sales in decline for first time in 20 years. The uk food retail race for space and market saturation. For consumers, it is largely good news with lower prices, lower profit margins and a raft of incentives from supermarkets trying to hold onto market share. The big fours cumulative market share of main grocery sales soared from 56.
All data is based on the value of items being purchased by these consumers. Big four supermarkets lose market share in first three. Walmart regaining grocery share from competitors at. Market share data confirms sainsburysasda merger could end. Kantar worldpanel uk grocery share data september 2014. While the online grocery market has experienced rapid growth in recent years, it remains a small part of the wider market, accounting for an estimated 6% of all grocery retail sales in 2016. Jul 11, 2019 united kingdom retail foods 2019 approved by. Grocery markets in the uk industry trends 2014 2019 grocery markets in the uk industry outlook 20192024 poll average industry growth 20192024. Amazons entry into the uk fresh food market was greeted with trepidation by its rivals, including wellknown brands such as tesco and. Jan 30, 2018 the market share of leading supermarkets, in the uk grocery market industry. Food and drink retailing uk march 2014 food retailing remains highly competitive, but all the evidence indicates that competition is moving away from price.
Aldi and lidl hold only small portions of the market despite their recent rapid growth, with a combined market share of 8. Chain store guide take care of yourself take care of your business. Published by statista research department, jan 16, 2015 this statistic depicts the 12 weekly share of grocery market spend by retailer, to january 2014 and january 2015 in the united kingdom. Tesco is the market leader, with 28 percent market share, followed by sainsburys with 16 percent, asdawalmart with 15 percent and morrisons with 11 percent. Jun 30, 2014 grocery market spending growth in the united kingdom uk 2014, by channel leading grocery retailers in south korea 2015 by market share brazil. This statistic represents the market shares of online grocery retailers in the united kingdom uk in 2014. Grocery market share uk strong performances global.
The latest grocery share figures in the uk from kantar worldpanel, published today for the 12 weeks ending 2 march 2014, show new records set by waitrose and aldi as pressure on the big four supermarkets intensifies. Unprecedented changes in grocery retailing global site. Brits are increasingly taking advantage of fresh milk and frozen peas being just a click away. Apr 08, 2014 aldis share of the market rose from 3. Nearly onethird of digital grocery shoppers in the netherlands, the uk, germany and france had groceries delivered at least weekly in 2018, according to january 2019 data from capgemini. This market update examines the market for ethnic foods including rice in the uk. By 2021, more than half of respondents in the netherlands, the uk and germany said they will have groceries delivered once per week, as did 49% of respondents. For a traditional grocer with 2% ebit and a 20% volume variable margin, a 10% loss in share to online would destroy all of its profit. Easily understand trends from downloadable timeseries data and more. Tesco is holding a large part of the online grocery shopping market with 39. Grocery stores, including supermarkets, account for the largest share of food store sales in the us. Ocado insists it has continued to gain share in the online grocery market in the uk, despite some concerns about how the launch of a new fresh food delivery service by internet giant amazon might. Lidl tops waitrose to become uks seventh biggest grocer. Size of the grocery market in uk the calendar year 2009, the grocery markets value was.
The latest grocery share figures from kantar worldpanel, published today for the 12 weeks ending 2 february 2014, show increased market share for sainsburys, waitrose and the discounters despite the overall grocery market growing at its slowest rate since 2005. Grocery market share by retailer 20142015 statista. Aug 29, 2019 this statistic represents the market shares of online grocery retailers in the united kingdom uk in 2014. However, it is poised for strong growth over the next few years, forecast to reach. In june 2014 sainsburys announced it is to bring back the netto fascia with discount grocery stores in the north of england, in a joint venture with dansk, danish owner of the netto chain in europe.
Uk grocery sales have gone into decline for the first time in at least 20 years as a raging price war and the falling cost of food commodities hit britains supermarkets. Jun 16, 2017 walmart stores has the biggest share of the market, with about 14. Convenience channels make up 21 percent of grocery sales, just above small supermarkets. Jan 22, 2018 to further add interest, pound shops are also gaining market share and nibbling away at the margins of the big supermarkets. Tesco and morrisons fastest growing big supermarkets but cutprice aldi and lidl continue to challenge, data shows. The uk supermarket industry often makes a popular data response question. The uk s biggest grocery market shareholder plans to achieve what was not long ago deemed the impossible, extending sameday online delivery service to 99% of uk households. List of supermarket chains in the united kingdom wikipedia. Kantars grocery market share data is derived from worldpanels research covering the household grocery. Grocery market share uk strong performances global site.
There is a good chance cr3 will dip below its 1997 level. The battle for market share in uk supermarkets economics. In 2014, the supermarket announced they would be returning to the uk with 15. As at january 03, 2015 tesco had the greatest share of. In this regularly updated article, we summarise the latest responses to the coronavirus covid19 pandemic in the uk. This statistic illustrates the market share of grocers in great britain gb monthly.
The nations top five supermarkets tesco, sainsburys, asda, morrisons and waitrose all offer a home delivery service and, together with ocado, they account for 89. This statistic illustrates the market share of grocery. The five firm concentration ratio for the industry is 66% a case of an oligopoly. Separate market share figures released today indicate that tescos longstanding dominance in the uk grocery sector could come to an end if the proposed sainsburysasda merger were to be approved. Lidl was once again identified as the fastestgrowing grocer in the uk, with a sales increase of 19. Dec 21, 2017 uk grocery retailing store numbers and sector value the uk grocery market was valued at.
Sep 10, 20 that equates to the online grocery market being worth only. Mar 06, 2018 tesco and morrisons fastest growing big supermarkets but cutprice aldi and lidl continue to challenge, data shows. This statistic shows the share of grocery retail sales in the united kingdom uk in 2014, by retail channel. Ways of buying groceries have evolved over a period of time, owing to easy availability of products through stores and online platforms.
Grocery market share uk market polarisation intensifies. Amazons online grocery sales are up by more than 50%. The german discount food retailer has increased its market share to 5. Four supermarket chains hold over 70 percent market share of the uk retail grocery sector. An analysis of the us grocery market market realist. Tesco market share shrinks to lowest level in almost a decade. Aldi sales growth yearonyear in great britain 2014 2019. Groceries account for 9 percent of total household spending in the uk, making it the third largest area of expenditure, following housing and transport. Asda sales growth in great britain 20142019 statista. Jun 28, 2016 kantar said sales at sainsbury plc sbry. Asda remains in second place after holding its market share at 17.
Igd ref these are split into four sectors, which are convenience stores, traditional retail, hypermarkets or supermarkets and online channel. Grocery ecommerce 2019 emarketer trends, forecasts. Aldi sales growth yearonyear in great britain 20142019. Food and drink retailing uk march 2014 market research. Big four supermarkets lose market share in first three months. Apr 08, 2014 the grocery market has fallen to its slowest pace of growth in at least 12 years, with all four major supermarket operators losing sales and market share in the first three months of 2014.
Walmart stores has the biggest share of the market, with about 14. The latest grocery share figures from kantar worldpanel uk, published today for the 12 weeks ending 14 april 20, show an increasingly polarised grocery market as waitrose, aldi and lidl all posted record market shares edward garner, director at kantar worldpanel, explains. In common with the upmarket moves by aldi and lidl, the new. Sainsburys was the star performer raising its stake to 16. Kantar worldpanel grocery share data for september 2014 shows tesco sales are down affecting market share.
From 2010, when asda bought nettos uk stores see netto 1 above the netto brand was not used in britain. Aldi has set two records in the latest period, with its highest. Morrisons market share remains under pressure, with sales down by 1. Amazon, whole foods control only sliver of the grocery market. Overall grocery market growth has slowed to a new record low of 0. The uks online grocery market is the most developed in europe, with 17% of adults doing all or most of their food shopping online in 2014.
See the kantar worldpanel october 2014 uk grocery share data here. Even a 5% share would be disruptive, and online grocery is already at 6% in the uk. The market share of leading supermarkets, in the uk grocery market industry. Fastest growing uk supermarkets revealed us, uk and. With tesco recently announcing major plans to take on online grocery leader, amazon, the growth and strength of the uk online grocery market has never been more apparent. Amazons entry into the uk fresh food market was greeted with trepidation by its rivals, including wellknown brands such as tesco and sainsburys, while shares in ocado, the pure online. See the kantar worldpanel november 2014 uk grocery share data here. The market share of britains four biggest supermarkets is falling as the discounters aldi and lidl grow sales photo. Uk online grocery sales up, set to double in 5 years pi. Waitrose had 5% of uk sales in the in the 12 weeks ending 30 march 2014, compared with 4. The grocery market has fallen to its slowest pace of growth in at least 12 years, with all four major supermarket operators losing sales and market share in the first three months of 2014. Though only 5% overall, the share of the digital sector for online grocery shopping rises for richer households. In the uk the four largest chains control over 50% of the market share of food and nonalcoholic drinks defra, 2016 and exhibit an increasingly oligopolistic structure burt and sparks, 2003.
These, dubbed the big four, had a combined market share of 73. Kantar worldpanel grocery share data for october 2014 shows waitrose has secured a record grocery market share of 5. Retail economics publish a monthly uk food and grocery sector report that provides. Online grocery refers to the purchase of fresh and packaged food through online portals. Total segment market share q4 2014 strong sales growth of 37. Aldi enjoyed the biggest market share growth, expanding.
Power and competition in the uk retail grocery market. Jun 28, 2016 ocado insists it has continued to gain share in the online grocery market in the uk, despite some concerns about how the launch of a new fresh food delivery service by internet giant amazon might. New data from kantar reveals a slowdown in grocery market growth from 20. Market shares held by the largest 4, 8, and 20 supermarket and supercenter retailers decreased slightly after the great recession. Amazon is expected to own the largest market share of us food and beverage ecommerce sales in 2019 at 32. But walmart, target and kroger are all leveraging their sizeable brickandmortar footprints and clickandcollect capabilities to aggressively ramp up their sales and challenge amazon. Walmart is taking back share from the traditional supermarket at an accelerating rate, according to loop capital analyst andrew wolf, who estimates the retailer now has a 21. Kantars grocery market share data is derived from worldpanels research covering the household grocery purchasing habits of 3,000 demographically representative households in ireland. This is a list of supermarket chains in the united kingdom.
Tesco regains market share as morrisons slips business. Uk supermarkets suffer worst christmas since 2014 the irish times. Five facts that illustrate the dramatic changes in the. The deep frozen food products that can be stored and used over a long period are referred to as frozen foods. However, tescos dominance of the uk grocery industry was still well and truly alive as its nearest rival, sainsburys, recorded a 0. Grocery markets in the uk industry data, trends, stats. Grocery market share uk two directions global site. Kantar worldpanel grocery share data october 2014 kantar uk. Roy morgan single source australia, april 2016 to march 2017. Grocery sales in the uk are dominated by tesco, asda, sainsburys and morrisons. Safeway inc comparisons to its competitors, market share and. Kantar worldpanel, published today for the 12 weeks ending 27 april 2014, show british grocery market growth at just 1. Families are driving its sales as they tend to buy more items in one. Kantars grocery market share data is derived from worldpanels research covering the household grocery purchasing habits of 40,000 demographically representative urban households in china for their consumption at home.
The battle for market share in uk supermarkets economics help. Aldi, lidl and waitrose supermarkets increase market share. This statistic depicts the 12 weekly share of grocery market spend by retailer, to january 2014 and january 2015 in the united kingdom. Other uk supermarket chains include aldi, the coop, waitrose, lidl and iceland.
Grocery market share yearonyear in great britain uk 20122019. Amazon, whole foods control only sliver of the grocery. Grocery market spending growth in the united kingdom uk 2014, by channel leading grocery retailers in south korea 2015 by market share brazil. To further add interest, pound shops are also gaining market share and nibbling away at the margins of the big supermarkets. With almost perfect information in the market and most of the majors doing some form of price matching, we think that the competitive agenda will move to all the other key factors. But this does not spell the end for bricksandmortar stores and, in fact, the stores that. Surrey business school, university of surrey, guildford, surrey gu2 7xh, united kingdom. Tesco, meanwhile, saw its first gain since may to win 30.
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