Top Four UK Grocers Lose Market Share; Aldi, Lidl Shares Rise
04 Mai 2016 - 10:04AM
Dow Jones News
By Ian Walker
LONDON--German discount retailers Aldi and Lidl continued to
take market share and sales from the top four U.K. grocers, which
all saw their shares fall in the 12 weeks ended April 24, according
to a market survey Wednesday.
Aldi and Lidl's joint market share rose to 10.4%, up from 9.2%
in the comparable 12 weeks ended April 26, 2015, Kantar said.
Kantar monitors the household grocery purchasing habits of 25,000
demographically representative households in the U.K.
Separately, Aldi's market share has risen to 6% in the 12 weeks
ended April 24, from 5.4% for the comparable period in 2015. Lidl's
market share has risen to 4.4%, from 3.8% in the 12 weeks ended
April 26, 2015.
Aldi's sales in the 12 weeks have grown 13% to 1.53 billion
pounds ($2.22 billion), while Lidl's shares have risen 15% to
GBP1.12 billion.
Tesco PLC's (TSCO.LN) market share has fallen to 28%, from 28.4%
in the 12 weeks ended April 26, 2015 and sales have fallen 1.3% to
GBP7.12 billion.
Sainsbury PLC's (SBRY.LN) market share in the 12 weeks ended
April 24 was unchanged at 16.5%, while sales fell 0.4% to GB4.18
billion.
Asda, a subsidiary of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT), saw its market
share fall to 16%, from 16.9% for the comparable 12 weeks, with
sales 5.1% lower at GBP4.1 billion.
Up-market retailer Waitrose' market share rose to 5.2%, from
5.1% in the 12 months ended April 26, 2015, while sales climbed
1.5% at GBP1.32 billion.
Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC (MRW.LN)'s market share fell to
10.6%, from 10.9%, while sales are 2.6% lower at GBP2.69
billion.
Write to Ian Walker at ian.walker@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
May 04, 2016 03:49 ET (07:49 GMT)
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