UK % market share of supermarkets – Groceries market

Note: these are yearly average values – individual monthly values typically fluctuate by a few tenths of a percentage point.

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Aldi

1994, 0.3%

1995, 0.8%

1996, 0.9%

1997, 0.8%

1998, 0.8%

1999, 1.6%

2000, 1.5%

2001, 1.3%

2002, 1.7%

2005, 2.2%

2006, 2.5%

2007, 2.5%

2008, 2.9%

2009, 2.9%

2010, 3.1%

2011, 3.2%

Asda

1970 1.5%

1973 2.5%

1976 4.7%

1978 6.3%

1980 8.0%

1982 9.3%

1984, 7.2%

1987 7.2%

1988, 7.9%

1990, 9.4%

1992, 9.4%

1993, 9.5%

1994, 9.9%

1995, 10.7%

1996, 11.8%

1997, 12.5%

1998, 13.0%

1999, 13.2%

2000, 14.1%

2001 14.7%

2002 16.1%

2003, 16.2%

2004, 16.6%

2005, 16.5%

2006, 16.6%

2007, 16.7%

2008, 17.0%

2009, 17.0%

2010, 16.9%

2011, 17.0%

Co-op

1915, 18 - 20%

1965, 35.0%

1980, 9.0%

1987, 7.6%

1989, 7.6%

1990, 8.2%

1991, 8.1%

1992, 7.6%

1993, 6.9%

1994, 6.6%

1995, 6.5%

1996, 6.1%

1997, 5.9%

1998, 4.7%

1999, 6.2%

2000, 5.4%

2001, 5.0%

2003, 5.2%

2004, 5.0%

2007, 4.7%

2008, 8.1% inc S’field

2009, 7.7% inc S’field

2010, 6.6% inc S’field

Farm Foods

2009, 0.5%

2011, 0.6%

Iceland

1989, 1.1%

1990, 1.2%

1991, 1.3%

1992, 1.5%

1993, 1.6%

1994, 3.4%

1995, 3.2%

1996, 2.9%

1997, 3.0%

1998, 3.3%

1999, 2.8%

2000, 2.8%

2001, 2.8%

2002, 2.6%

2003, 2.3%

2004, 2.1%

2005, 1.9%

2006, 1.7 %

2007, 1.7%

2008, 1.7%

2009, 1.8%

2010, 1.9 %

2011, 1.9%

Kwik Save (see ‘Somerfield’ from 1998 on)

1970 0.3%

1973 0.6%

1976 1.4%

1978 4.0%

1984 2.4%

1987 2.7%

1990, 2.7%

1991, 3.2%

1992, 3.8%

1993, 4.1%

1994, 4.0%

1995, 4.2%

1996, 4.1%

1997, 3.6%

1998, 3.4%

1999, 4.7%

2000, 3.5%

2001, 2.6%

Lidl

1995, 0.3%

1996, 0.5%

1997, 0.6%

1998, 0.7%

1999, 1.0%

2000, 1.3%

2001, 1.4%

2002, 1.4%

2004, 1.8%

2005, 2.1%

2006, 2.1%

2007, 2.2%

2008, 2.3%

2009, 2.3%

2010, 2.4%

2011, 2.5%

Morrison

1987, 0.9%

1989, 1.2%

1990, 1.4%

1991, 1.7%

1992, 1.7%

1993, 1.9%

1994, 3.6%

1995, 4.0%

1996, 4.2%

1997, 4.0%

1998, 4.3%

1999, 4.3 %

2000, 4.9%

2001, 5.4%

2002 5.7%

2003 6.0%

7/2003 14.6% (total)

7/2003 (M’son) 5.7%

7/2003 (S’way) 8.9%

11/2003, 14.8% (total)

11/2003 (M’son) 6.0%

11/2003 (S’way) 8.8%)

7/2004 13.9% (total)

7/2004 (M’son) 6.4%

7/2004 (S’way) 7.5%

11/2004, 13.2% (total)

11/2004 (M’son) 7.4%

11/2004 (S’way) 5.8%

12/2004, 12.4% (total)

12/2004 (M’son) 7.6%

12/2004 (S’way) 4.8%

2005, 11.5%

2006, 11.3%

2007, 11.2%

2008, 11.4%

2009, 11.6%

2010, 12.0%

2011, 12/0%

Netto

1994, 0.6%

1999, 0.6%

2000, 0.6%

2001, 0.6%

2002, 0.6%

2003, 0.6%

2004, 0.6%

2005, 0.7%

2006, 0.7%

2007, 0.6%

2008, 0.7%

2009, 0.7%

2010, 0.7%

Safeway (Argyll Group):-

1982, 3.8%

1984, 5.1%

1987 9.0%

1988, 9.7%

1990, 11.2%

1992, 9.6%

1993, 10.1%

1994, 10.0%

1995, 10.0%

1996, 10.3%

1997, 10.8%

1998, 10.5%

1999, 10.0%

2000, 10.4%

2001 10.5%

2002, 10.5%

July 2002 9.9%

July 2003 9.2%

2004 on, see Morrison

Sainsbury

1970 6.1%

1973 7.0%

1976 7.7%

1978 10.6%

1982 14.5%

1984, 11.6%

1987, 12.3%

1988, 14.5%

1990, 16.3%

1992, 19.5%

1993, 19.6%

1994, 20.0%

1995, 19.1%

1996, 19.7%

1997, 19.6%

1998, 19.0%

1999, 18.2%

2000, 17.9%

2001, 17.8%

2002, 17.1%

2003, 16.2%

2004, 15.7%

2005, 15.9%

2006, 16.2%

2007, 16.3%

2008, 16.2%

2009, 16.3%

2010, 16.6%

2011, 16.3%

Somerfield (inc. Kwik Save 1998 - 2007).

1986, 7.2%

1990, 5.0%

1991, 4.7%

1992, 4.3%

1993, 4.2%

1994, 5.5%

1995, 6.0%

1996, 5.5%

1997, 5.3%

1998, (total) 7.2%

1998, (K’save) 3.4%

1998 (S’field) 3.8%

1999, (S’field) 4.8%

2000, (S’field) 4.5%

2001 (total) 6.3%

2001 (K’save) 2.5%

2001, (S’field) 3.7%,

2002 (total) 5.7%

2002 (K’save) 2.4%

2002 (S’field) 3.3%

2003, (total) 6.2%

2003, (K’save) 2.5%

2003 (S’field) 3.7%

2004, 5.7% (total)

2004 (K’save) 2.2%

2004 (S’field) 3.5%

2005, (total) 5.8%

2005 (K’save) 1.6%

2005 (S’field) 4.2%)

2006 (total) 4.5%

2006 (K’save) 1.2%

2006 (S’field) 3.3%

2007 (total) 3.8%

2007 (K’save) 0.2%

2007 (S’field) 3.6%

2008, 3.8%

2008, Somerfield was bought by the Co-op

Tesco

1971, 7.2%

1974, 8.6%

1977, 8.3%

1978, 12.4%

1982, 14.3%

1984, 11.9%

1986, 13.4%

1987 12.0%

1988, 14.8%

1990, 15.7%

1992, 17.2%

1993, 18.0%

1994, 18.3%

1995, 20.8%

1996, 21.5%

1997, 22.6%

1998, 23.0%

1999 23.7%

2000, 25.0%

2001 25.2%

2002, 25.9%

2003, 27.0%

2004, 28.0%

2005, 30.4%

2006, 31.1%

2007, 31.3%

2008, 31.1%

2009, 30.7%

2010, 30.6%

2011, 30.4%

Waitrose

Waitrose gained market share in 2004 after buying 19 former Safeway stores from Morrison; Morrison had to sell these after it took over Safeway, to avoid local monopoly situations. These acquired stores allowed Waitrose to expand beyond its core territory of south-east England.

1984 2.1%

1987 2.3%

1990, 1.7%

1991, 1.7%

1992, 1.7%

1993, 1.6%

1994, 1.6%

1995, 1.7%

1996, 1.8%

1997, 1.8%

1998, 1.8%

1999, 2.7%

2000, 2.7%

2001, 3.1%

2002, 3.1%

2003, 3.2%

2004, 3.4%

2005, 3.7%

2006, 3.9%

2007, 4.0%

2008, 3.9%

2009, 3.8%

2010, 4.2%

UK grocery market, total size (nominal value, deflated to 1972 prices, deflator)

Values have been deflated using the Retail Price Index.

See http://www.measuringworth.com/ukcompare/

1972, £7.3 billion, £7.3 billion, 1.00

1973, £8.2 billion, £7.5 billion, 1.09

1982, £25 billion, £6.7 billion, 3.74

1990, £59.9 billion, £10.3 billion, 5.80

1991, £64.7 billion, £10.5 billion, 6.15

1992, £69.2 billion, £10.8 billion, 6.38

1993, £72.7 billion, £11.1 billion, 6.48

1994, £76.0 billion, £11.5 billion, 6.63

1995, £80.4 billion, £11.7 billion, 6.86

1996, £84.0 billion, £11.9 billion, 7.03

1997, £87.5 billion, £12.1 billion, 7.25

1998, £93.3 billion, £12.4 billion, 7.50

1999, £96.6 billion, £12.7 billion, 7.61

2000, £99.8 billion, £12.7 billion, 7.84

2001, £106.3 billion, £13.3 billion, 7.98

2002, £111.3 billion, £13.7 billion, 8.11

2003, £115.0 billion, £13.8 billion, 8.35

2004, £119.6 billion, £13.9 billion, 8.59

2005, £123.5 billion, £14.0 billion, 8.84

2006, £128.2 billion, £14.1 billion, 9.12

2007, £133.1 billion, £14.0 billion, 9.51

2008, £139.6 billion, £14.1 billion, 9.89

2009, £146.3 billion, £14.9 billion, 9.84

Between 1972 and 2009 the population of the UK rose from 55.5 million to 61.0 million, a rise of 11.0%. This is a small increase by global standards (see Population Growth Map). Per capita real spending on food has therefore risen by 83.8% over this period, a modest annual rise of 1.6%. However much ‘added value’ has been transferred to the food we buy, as we purchase more ready meals now than in 1972, effectively outsourcing the cooking from households to food manufacturers. The UK grocery market is highly competitive, with little growth and extra sales only to be gained from poaching other’s customers. This has been a major incentive for the large UK supermarkets to diversify into non-food sales.

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