UK Supermarket sales and profits

 

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Aldi (UK)

 

year

Profits (£millions)

Sales (£millions)

2005/6

67.2

1,120 ex VAT

2006/7

48.4

1,320 ex VAT

 

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Asda (UK)

 

see also Wal-Mart.

Year - Reporting date

1 May

Pre-tax profits (£million)

Sales (£million)

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

2002/3

608

11,800

2003/4

671

13,000

2004/5

630

14,300

2005/6

572

14,900

 

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Iceland (UK)

 

Year – Reporting date

14 March

Pre-tax profits (£million)

Sales (£million)

1988/9

35

 

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

1,570

 

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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

4 February

Pre-tax profits (£millions)

Sales (£ millions) ex-VAT

Early 1950s

 

£50,000.00 per annum

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

 

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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

9.3

696

 

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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

 

2002/3

335.2 pre tax

9,510

 (Source, Mintel Retail Intelligence, 6/99, p.84)

 

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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)

1983/4

110.7

2,300

 

1987/8

 

5,100

 

1989/90

420

7,257

 

1990/1

505

8,201

 

1991/2

631

9,202

 

1992/3

735

10,270

 

1993/4

731

11,224

 

1994/5

808

12,065

 

1995/6

764

13,499

 

1996/7

651

14,312

 

1997/8

728

15,496

 

1998/9

756

16,269

 

1999/2000

 

 

 

2000/1

 

 

 

2001/2

627

18,206

17.54

2002/3

695

18,144

17.12

2003/4

675

18,239

16.66

2004/5

250

16,573

16.38

2005/6

267

17,317

16.70

2006/7

380

18,518

17.59

2007/8

488

19,100

 

Sources: –

Sainsbury financial reports and accounts 1999

Sainsbury website (visited 18/8/07)

 

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Somerfield (UK)