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

 

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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, 3.3%

2012, 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, 17.0%

2010, 16.9%

2011, 17.1%

2012, 17.5%

2013, 17.8%


 

Co-op


1915, 18 - 20%

1939, 14.1%

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

2013, 6.4%


 

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, 2.6%

2012, 2.7%


 

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%

2012, 11.9%

2013, 12.4%

 


 

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%

5/10, bought by Asda


 

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%

2012, 16.7%

2013, 16.9%


 

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%

2012, 30.3%

2013, 30.1%


 

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%

2008, 3.9%

2009, 3.8%

2010, 4.2%

2011, 4.4%

2012, 4.6%

2013, 4.6%


 

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

2010, £150.8 billion, £14,6 billion, 10.30

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.

 

On-line grocery sales,UK

2011, £5.5 billion

 

Organic sales, UK

Following on from the Credit Crunch, Organic sales in the UK fell back as cash-strapped consumers became reluctant to pay extra for a product attribute whose benefits they were unsure of.

2007, £0.97 billion

2008, £1.1 billion

2009, £1.0 billion

2010, £0.901 million

 

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