December saw record-high grocery sales, but less money spent on whole turkeys
Sales of smaller cuts of meat such as turkey rolls and roast pork increased.
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Sales of smaller cuts of meat such as turkey rolls and roast pork increased.
Dunnes Stores leads the way in terms of market share, just ahead of Supervalu, according to the latest Kantar figures.
Compared to last year, 50% more Irish shoppers have bought their Christmas turkey already.
As restrictions began to lift, customers moved away from a pattern of large, infrequent shops.
Take-home grocery sales grew by 25% over the last 12 weeks – the fastest rate of growth in 15 years.
Sales of hand soap rose by 300% and household cleaners were up by 170% in the past 12 weeks.
That’s according to the latest Kantar Worldpanel supermarket shares.
Dunnes has a market share lead of 0.2% over Tesco in the latest figures from Kantar.
Meanwhile, Aldi enjoyed the largest jump in growth.
Dunnes Stores accounted for 22.3% of the consumer spend in the latest period.
Sales of plant-based milks were 40% higher than in January 2018.
For a second Christmas in a row and the fourth consecutive period overall, Dunnes was Ireland’s leading retailer.
The strength of the Euro against Sterling over the past two years has also made cross-border shopping more appealing.
Dunnes Stores accounted for 22.1% of the consumer spend in the latest period.
Tesco accounted for 22.4% of the consumer spend over the course of the 12 weeks to 12 August.
Ice-cream, alcohol and barbeque foods have been in high demand in recent weeks.
Ice-cream, alcohol and barbeque foods are in high demand.
Tesco is just 0.3% ahead of SuperValu, according to the latest Kantar Worldpanel figures.
SuperValu accounted for 22.3% of the consumer spend over the course of the 21 weeks to 22 April.
Tesco came second with 22% of the market share (a 4.3% rise on a similar period last year).
Supervalu is 0.2% ahead of Tesco, according to the latest Kantar Worldpanel figures.
According to a global Kantar Worldpanel survey.
Tesco’s share of the market went down as there were gains for Aldi and Lidl.
Irish shoppers spent an extra €92 million on groceries over the festive period.
It’s the second time this year the retailer has taken the crown from Tesco.
After months of threatening to do so, Super Valu has finally knocked the UK grocery giant from its perch.
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There’s also (more) good news for Lidl and Aldi, and (more) bad news for Tesco.
If you shop in Aldi, you’re probably spending more as well.
Following the rebranding of Superquinn, the retailer now has a 25.3 per cent market share.
SuperValu is also performing well — benefiting from increased exposure as a result of its brand takeover of Superquinn stores.
Tesco has seen a decline the amount of money people are spending there, while Aldi and Lidl are going strong.
Dunnes and SuperValu have seen a boost in their share in comparison to last year.
Data from Kantar Worldpanel Ireland has shown the impact of the horsemeat scandal on sales of frozen burgers.
Latest Kantar figures show strong growth for Tesco in last quarter, while Aldi and Lidl are increasing their market share.
The grocery sector declined by 0.5 per cent last year due to falling inflation.