UK Supermarket sales and profits
For UK Grocery Market – total size, see supermarket market share
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Aldi (UK)
|
Year – reporting date 12 August |
Profits (£millions) |
Sales (£millions) |
|
2005/6 |
67.2 |
1,120 ex VAT |
|
2006/7 |
48.4 |
1,320 ex VAT |
|
2007/8 |
92.7 |
2,150 ex VAT |
|
2009/10 |
21.2 loss |
2,065 |
|
2010/1 |
18.7 |
2,100 |
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Asda (UK)
see also Wal-Mart.
|
Year - Reporting date 1 May |
Pre-tax profits (£million) |
Sales (£million) |
Sales per square foot per week (£s) |
|
1991/2 |
87 |
4,529 |
|
|
1992/3 |
187 |
4,613 |
|
|
1993/4 |
126 |
4,822 |
|
|
1994/5 |
257 |
5,257 |
|
|
1995/6 |
310 |
6,010 |
|
|
1996/6 |
405 |
6,952 |
|
|
1997/8 |
405 |
7,619 |
|
|
1998/9 |
423 |
8,198 |
16.91 |
|
2002/3 |
608 |
11,800 |
|
|
2003/4 |
671 |
13,000 |
|
|
2004/5 |
630 |
14,300 |
|
|
2005/6 |
572 |
14,900 |
|
|
2007/8 |
|
20,000 |
|
|
2008/9 |
|
18,420 |
22.91 |
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Iceland (UK)
|
Year – Reporting date 14 March |
Pre-tax profits (£million) |
Sales (£million) |
|
1988/9 |
35 |
|
|
1992/3 |
65.2 |
1,182 |
|
1993/4 |
70.2 |
1,302 |
|
1994/5 |
72.6 |
1,375 |
|
1995/6 |
56.2 |
1,427 |
|
1996/7 |
43.5 |
1,566 |
|
1997/8 |
55.1 |
1,742 |
|
1998/9 |
58.0 |
1,750 |
|
1999/2000 |
59.0 |
1,917 |
|
2000/1 |
40.1 |
|
|
2001/2 |
42.9 |
|
|
2005/6 |
48.6 |
1,480 |
|
2006/7 |
63.0 |
1,570 |
|
2007/8 |
35.0 |
1,800 |
|
2008/9 |
113.7 |
2,000 |
|
2009/10 |
135.0 |
2,300 |
|
2010/11 |
184.0 |
2,200 |
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Kwik Save (UK)
|
year |
Profits (£millions) |
Sales (£millions) |
|
1992/3 |
126 |
2,651 ex VAT |
|
1993/4 |
135 |
2,800 ex VAT |
|
1994/5 |
125 |
2,992 ex VAT |
|
1995/6 |
74 |
3,010 ex VAT |
|
1996/7 |
74 |
3,010 ex VAT |
In July 1998, Kwik Save merged with Somerfield.
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Morrison (UK)
|
Year – reporting date 31 January |
Pre-tax profits (£millions) |
Sales (£ millions) ex-VAT |
|
Early 1950s |
|
£50,000 per annum |
|
1992/3 |
83.8 |
1,332 |
|
1993/4 |
92.8 |
1,538 |
|
1994/5 |
116.1 |
1,779 |
|
1995/6 |
127.1 |
2,099 |
|
1996/7 |
135.8 |
2,176 |
|
1997/8 |
151.4 |
2,297 |
|
1998/9 |
174.9 |
2,534 |
|
1999/0 |
189.2 |
2,970 |
|
2000/1 |
219.1 |
3,498 |
|
2001/2 |
243.0 |
3,915 |
|
2002/3 |
282.5 |
4,290 |
|
2003/4 |
319.9 |
4,944 |
|
2004/5 |
297.0 |
12,100 (+S’way) |
|
2005/6 |
312.9 Loss |
12,100 |
|
2006/7 |
369.0 |
12,500 |
|
2007/8 |
612.0 |
13,000 |
|
2008/9 |
655.0 |
14,500 |
|
2009/10 |
858.0 |
15,411 |
|
2010/11 |
874.0 |
16,479 |
|
2011/12 |
935.0 |
17,700 |
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Netto (UK)
|
Year – reporting date August |
Profits (£millions) |
Sales (£millions) |
|
1991/2 |
1.4 Loss |
82 |
|
1992/3 |
0.6 Loss |
148 |
|
1993/4 |
1.7 |
206 |
|
1994/5 |
2.0 |
276 |
|
1995/6 |
1.9 |
293 |
|
1998/9 |
7.7 |
353.1 |
|
1999/2000 |
6.3 |
365.5 |
|
2005/6 |
3.1 |
627 |
|
2006/7 |
10.4 |
696 |
|
2009/10 |
6.9 |
745.5 |
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Safeway (USA)
|
Year – reporting date 29 March |
Profits (£millions) UK |
Sales (£millions) UK |
|
1994/5 |
177 pre tax |
5,815 |
|
1995/6 |
429 pre tax |
6,069 |
|
1996/7 |
421 pre tax |
6,590 |
|
1997/8 |
340 pre tax |
6,979 |
|
1998/9 |
341 pre tax |
7,511 |
|
1999/0 |
236 pre tax |
7,569 |
|
2000/1 |
315 pre tax |
8,151 |
|
2001/2 |
355 pre tax |
8,700 |
|
2002/3 |
335.2 pre tax |
9,510 |
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Sainsbury (UK)
|
year - reporting date 25 March |
Profits, (Sainsbury Group, per-tax) (£millions) |
Revenue (Sainsbury Group sales), (£millions) |
Sales per square foot per week (£s) |
|
1920 |
|
5 |
|
|
1928 |
|
6 |
|
|
1939 |
|
12.6 |
|
|
1950 |
0.56 |
|
|
|
1960 |
2.6 |
|
|
|
1981/2 |
89 |
|
|
|
1983/4 |
110.7 |
2,300 |
|
|
1985/6 |
208.5 |
|
|
|
1987/8 |
276 |
5,100 |
16.30 |
|
1988/9 |
342 |
5,900 |
16.50 |
|
1989/90 |
420 |
7,257 |
17.26 |
|
1990/1 |
505 |
8,201 |
18.17 |
|
1991/2 |
631 |
9,202 |
18.51 |
|
1992/3 |
735 |
10,270 |
18.84 |
|
1993/4 |
731 |
11,224 |
18.60 |
|
1994/5 |
808 |
12,065 |
18.53 |
|
1995/6 |
764 |
13,499 |
18.59 |
|
1996/7 |
651 |
14,312 |
18.69 |
|
1997/8 |
728 |
15,496 |
18.87 |
|
1998/9 |
756 |
16,269 |
18.04 |
|
1999/2000 |
509 |
17,400 |
16.98 |
|
2000/1 |
462 |
18,400 |
16.79 |
|
2001/2 |
627 |
18,206 |
17.54 |
|
2002/3 |
537 |
18,144 |
17.56 |
|
2003/4 |
530 |
18,239 |
17.04 |
|
2004/5 |
238 |
16,573 |
16.38 |
|
2005/6 |
267 |
17,317 |
16.70 |
|
2006/7 |
380 |
18,518 |
17.59 |
|
2007/8 |
485 |
19,273 |
|
|
2008/9 |
543 |
20,400 |
20.01 |
|
2009/10 |
610 |
19,600 |
|
|
2010/11 |
|
21,100 |
|
|
year - reporting date 25 March |
Profits, (Sainsbury Group, per-tax) (£millions) |
Revenue (Sainsbury Group sales), (£millions) |
Sales per square foot per week (£s) |
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Somerfield (UK)
|
Year – reporting date 26 April |
Profits (£millions) |
Sales (£millions) |
|
1993/4 |
43.4 |
3,110 |
|
1994/5 |
27.4 |
3,153 |
|
1995/6 |
101 |
3,161 |
|
1996/7 |
11.5 |
3,206 |
|
2000/1 |
13.1 Loss |
4,530 |
|
2001/2 |
22.2 |
4,640 |
|
2002/3 |
30.1 |
4,670 |
|
2003/4 |
41 underlying |
5,100 |
|
2005/6 |
|
4,560 |
|
2006/7 |
|
4,370 |
|
2007/8 |
223 |
4,200 |
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Tesco (UK)
|
Year – reporting
date 28 February |
Operating profits
£million |
Sales £millions
(worldwide) |
UK sales £million |
UK Operating
profits £million |
Sales per employee
(£) |
Sales per square
foot per week(£) |
|
1957 |
0.5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1979/80 |
|
1,000+ |
|
|
|
|
|
1981/2 |
42.7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1985/6 |
145 |
3,500 |
|
|
|
|
|
1987/88 |
225 |
4,356 |
|
|
|
|
|
1988/89 |
276 |
5,003 |
|
|
|
|
|
1989/90 |
361.8 |
5,400 |
|
|
|
|
|
1992/3 |
496 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1993/4 |
531 |
9,300 |
|
|
|
|
|
1994/5 |
617 |
10,900 |
|
|
|
|
|
1995/6 |
724 |
11,500 |
|
|
|
|
|
1996/7 |
774 |
13,887 |
13,118 |
|
146,326 |
19.74 |
|
1997/8 |
912 |
16,542 |
14,971 |
875 |
149,799 |
20.48 |
|
1998/9 |
965 |
17,158 |
15,835 |
919 |
156,427 |
21.05 |
|
1999/2000 |
1,043 |
20,189 |
16,958 |
993 |
156,427 |
21.43 |
|
2000/1 |
1,174 |
22,585 |
18,373 |
1,100 |
161,161 |
22.01 |
|
2001/2 |
1,332 |
25,700 |
19,821 |
1,213 |
163,443 |
22.43 |
|
2002/3 |
1,509 |
28,280 |
21,309 |
1,297 |
160,157 |
21.86 |
|
2003/4 |
1,832 |
33,557 |
24,760 |
1,526 |
162,459 |
22.48 |
|
2004/5 |
2,064 |
37,070 |
29,500 |
|
166,534 |
23.89 |
|
2005/6 |
2,280 |
43,137 |
34,300 |
|
170,923 |
25.06 |
|
2006/7 |
2,650 |
46,600 |
37,000 |
|
|
|
|
2007/8 |
2,850 |
51,800 |
39,900 |
|
|
|
|
2008/9 |
3,128 |
54,327 |
41,500 |
|
|
26.21 |
|
2009/10 |
3,400 |
60,500 |
42,300 |
|
|
|
|
2010/11 |
3,600 |
67,600 |
44,600 |
|
|
|
|
2011/12 |
3,800 |
72,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
Year – reporting
date 28 February |
Operating profits
£million |
Sales £millions
(worldwide) |
UK sales £million |
UK Operating
profits £million |
Sales per employee
(£) |
Sales per square
foot per week(£) |
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Waitrose (UK)
|
Year – reporting date 26 January |
Operating profits (£millions) |
Gross sales (£millions) |
Sales per employee (FTE) £1,000s |
Sales per square foot per week £s |
|
1992/3 |
42 |
1,150 |
|
|
|
1993/4 |
27 |
1,150 |
|
|
|
1995/6 |
|
1,380 |
|
|
|
1996/7 |
|
1,461 |
|
|
|
1997/8 |
75 |
1,670 |
|
|
|
1998/9 |
64 |
|
|
|
|
2000/1 |
44 |
2,100 |
|
|
|
2001/2 |
34 |
2,300 |
|
|
|
2002/3 |
99 |
2,412 |
166 |
19.10 |
|
2003/4 |
114 |
2,691 |
177 |
19.82 |
|
2004/5 |
151 |
2,956 |
182 |
19.40 |
|
2005/6 |
170 |
3,341 |
186 |
19.11 |
|
2006/7 |
177 |
3,698 |
196 |
19.52 |
|
2007/8 |
312 |
3,950 |
|
|
|
2008.9 |
|
4,156 |
|
|
|
2009/10 |
268.2 |
4,532 |
|
|
|
2010/11 |
274.9 |
4,970 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
In 2004 Waitrose acquired stores from Morrison, because Morrison had to sell off some stores it had acquired from its takeover of Safeway where this takeover would have given Morrison a local monopoly. Waitrose sales and profits therefore grew rapidly after this event.
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Wal-Mart (USA)
|
Year – reporting date 31 January |
Sales (US$ million) |
Profits (US$ million) |
|
1989/90 |
20,000 |
|
|
1990/1 |
34,000 |
|
|
1991/2 |
43,887 |
1,609 |
|
1992/3 |
52,000 |
|
|
1993/4 |
67,345 |
2,333 |
|
1994/5 |
80,000 |
|
|
1995/6 |
93,627 |
2,740 |
|
1996/7 |
103,000 |
|
|
1997/8 |
111,958 |
3,526 |
|
1998/9 |
137,000 |
|
|
1999/2000 |
165,013 |
5,377 |
|
2000/1 |
191,329 |
6,295 |
|
2001/2 |
245,000 |
|
|
2002/3 |
256,000 |
|
|
2003/4 |
285,200 |
9,100 |
|
2004/5 |
305,000 |
|
|
2005/6 |
312,400 |
|
|
2006/7 |
351,000 |
|
|
2007/8 |
|
12,900 |