The latest TNS Worldpanel statistics for the UK grocery sector have revealed that market leader Tesco has yet again increased its share.
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For the 12 weeks to 13 August, Tesco’s share of the market was 31.6%, against 30.3% in the corresponding period last year.
However, with the multiple grocer segment as a whole swelling by 6% for the same period, from GBP17.16bn to GBP18.13bn (US$34.3bn), TNS Worldpanel said that most major grocers had shown growth in terms of total sales for the 12-week period.
While Tesco registered the largest rise in sales, with an increase of 10%, Asda’s sales over the 12-week period rose by 6% and Sainsbury’s by 8%. Morrisons’ sales were up by 4%.
The strongest sales gains, however, were seen at Waitrose and Aldi which showed 12% and 16% growth respectively, boosted by recent store acquisitions.
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By GlobalData“The latest TNS Worldpanel grocery market share figures published today, for the 12 weeks ending 13 August 2006, show a strong market growth of 6% against the same period a year ago – a level not seen since August 2004,” said Edward Garner, director of research at TNS Worldpanel. “Coupled with the collapse of the Kwik Save fascia, which has dropped from 1.7% share a year ago to 0.2% now, this has enabled most of the major grocery retailers to show a positive trend.”
While Tesco further increased its market leadership, Sainsbury’s share increased from 15.7% to 16.0% over the 12-week period, as the battle for second place continues to hot up. Morrisons’ share fell slightly from 11.2% to 11.0%, while Asda’s share was unchanged at 16.6%.
