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.

Defunct store chains

Back to home page

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, 2.9%

2009, 2.9%

2010, 3.1%

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, 17.2%

2010, 16.8%

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%

2008, 8.1% inc S’field

2009, 7.7% inc S’field

2010, 5.9% inc S’field

Farm Foods

2009, 0.5%

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 %

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, 2.3%

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%

2009, 11.6%

2010, 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, 0.7%

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, 16.0%

2010, 16.2%

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, 30.8%

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

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

1999, £96.6 billion

2000, £99.8 billion

2001, £106.3 billion

2002, £111.3 billion

2003, £115.0 billion

2004, £119.6 billion

2005, £123.5 billion

2006, £128.2 billion

2007, £133.1 billion

2008, £139.6 billion

2009, £146.3 billion

Back to top