Discount retailers Aldi and Lidl continue to gain share of a growing UK grocery market, according to figures out today (22 July).
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The retailers saw sales grow by 20% to 14% respectively during the 12 weeks to 13 July, research analysts TNS said.
Discounters now account for 5.9% of the UK grocery market – a record – although that is still way behind the levels seen in France and Germany.
UK grocery sales as a whole climbed 7%, TNS said, fuelled partly by rising food prices.
Among the UK’s “Big Four”, Morrisons and Asda saw sales rise 9%, while Tesco’s sales climbed 7% and sales at Sainsbury’s increased 6%, TNS said.
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By GlobalDataSomerfield, which is set to be bought by The Co-operative Group, saw sales rise 3.8%.
On a separate not, TNS said food inflation in the UK reached 5.8% during the 12 weeks to 15 June.
