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.
See foot of this page for UK Grocery market – total size.
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, 2.8%
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, 16.9%
Co-op
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%
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%
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%
Marks
and Spencer
1990, 3.4%
1991, 3.2%
1992, 3.0%
1993, 3.1%
1994, 3.1%
1995, 3.0%
1996, 3.1%
1997, 3.0%
1998 3.0%
2004, 3.5%
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%
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, 0.6%
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, 16.0%
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%
Tesco
1970/1, 7.2%
1973/4, 8.6%
1976/7, 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%
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%
UK
grocery market, total size
1982, £25 billion, (£60 billion, 2001 prices)
1990, £59.9 billion
1991, £64.7 billion
1992, £69.2 billion
1993, £72.7 billion
1994, £76.0 billion
1995, £80.4 billion
1996, £84.0 billion
1997, £87.5 billion
1998, £93.3 billion
2001, £104 billion
2004, £115 billion (convenience food sector = £23.9 billion)
2005, £120 billion (convenience food sector = £24.9 billion)
2007, £119.8 billion
2008, £123.0 billion