Tesco, Asda and Sainsbury’s upped the number of products they sold at a discount in June, according to data from the latest Promo Tracker.
The three retailers – and Ocado, the fourth measured by the Tracker – increased their levels of promotions last month.
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The biggest jump came from Ocado, which had 4,830 promotions in May, or 23.2% of its SKUs. In June, it had 5,973 promotions, which equated to 28.9% of SKUs.
Tesco had the largest percentage of its products on promotion in June at 37.2%, the Tracker – developed by mysupermarket-insights.co.uk – showed.
Meanwhile, Tesco’s own-label free-from range jumped into the top five most-promoted products.
| Supermarket | Total number of SKUs | Number of Promos | % of all SKUs on promo | Average saving per promo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tesco | 32941 | 12267 | 37.24 | £1.02 |
| Asda | 29149 | 7310 | 25.08 | £0.62 |
| Sainsbury’s | 23701 | 8396 | 35.42 | £1.14 |
| Ocado | 20699 | 5973 | 28.86 | £1.21 |
| Brand | % of all SKUs on promo | Average saving per promo |
|---|---|---|
| Actimel | 98.4 | £0.52 |
| Activia | 92.6 | £0.26 |
| Muller | 87.5 | £0.32 |
| Tesco Free From | 85.5 | £0.39 |
| Campbell’s (Soup & Mixes) | 73.3 | £0.23 |
| Plum Baby | 72.9 | £0.34 |
| Tilda | 72.9 | £0.57 |
| Gü | 72.6 | £0.72 |
| Kettle | 69.6 | £0.54 |
| Bassett’s | 68.9 | £1.25 |
| Walkers (Crisps, Snacks & Dips) | 65.1 | £0.42 |
| Quaker | 63.3 | £0.4 |
| Pringles | 61.5 | £0.82 |
| Sainsbury’s Italian | 59.6 | £0.43 |
| Tesco Italian | 59.5 | £0.45 |
| Rachel’s | 58.3 | £0.25 |
| Levi Roots | 57.1 | £0.59 |
| Alpen | 56.7 | £0.5 |
| Belvoir | 55.7 | £0.6 |
| Dorset Cereals | 55.7 | £0.87 |
| Category | % of all SKUs on promo | Average saving per promo |
|---|---|---|
| Yoghurts | 59.38 | £0.28 |
| Frozen Pizza & Breads | 55.51 | £0.52 |
| Yoghurt & Milk Drinks | 53.31 | £0.46 |
| Baby Food & Snacks | 53.24 | £0.23 |
| Crisps | 51.48 | £0.51 |
| Frozen Vegetarian | 50.81 | £0.45 |
| Chilled Desserts | 48.76 | £0.26 |
| Fresh Herbs | 42.73 | £0.28 |
| Porridge & Muesli | 42.52 | £0.64 |
| Sausages & Burgers | 42.42 | £0.49 |
| Breakfast Cereals | 42 | £0.67 |
| Cooked, Prepared Meat & Poultry | 40.24 | £0.51 |
| Ice Cream | 39.8 | £0.79 |
| Fruit | 36.2 | £0.75 |
| Tinned Pasta | 36.15 | £0.11 |
| Frozen Fish & Seafood | 35.96 | £0.77 |
| Snack Meals | 35.43 | £0.24 |
| Fresh Pizza & Chilled Bread | 35.04 | £0.59 |
| Salads & Cut Vegetables | 34.37 | £0.31 |
| Rolls & Bagels | 34.1 | £0.24 |
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