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UK Food & Grocery Sector Report | Insight & Analysis

December 2023

What's included in this report?

  • Grocery Market Share - Top 10 UK Food retailers
  • Food & Grocery Market Size estimates (£m)
  • Sales Growth by category
  • Total Food Spending by category (£m)
  • Online Grocery Sales (y-o-y)
  • Forecasts for 2023 - 2027
  • Footfall by channel and region
  • Regional Weather data and more…

UK Food & Grocery Sector Report : December 2023

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Report Summary

Period covered: 27 August - 30 September 2023

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Food & Grocery Sales

Food & Grocery sales rose xx% YoY in September, according to the Retail Economics Retail Sales Index (value, non-seasonally adjusted).

Key factors impacted this performance:

Indian Summer: The joint warmest September on record, with temperatures exceeding 30°C in the first half of the month, boosted sales of barbecue food and chilled summer ranges, as households enjoyed outdoor gatherings.

High Inflation: Food inflation is decelerating but remains high compared to historical norms. This is lifting sales in value terms, but dragging down volumes, as cautious consumers pay close attention to budgets, reducing basket sizes.

Less eating out: Grocery retailers are   benefiting from a redistribution of food spending as households cut back on restaurant meals and dine at home instead.

Queen’s funeral: September’s growth in Food sales was partly driven by a favourable comparison to the same month last year, which included the Queen's funeral. During the mourning period, social gatherings were less common, which subdued sales.

 

Sunshine belated lift better late than never

After a disappointing summer, the change in weather conditions and warm start to Autumn benefited Food & Grocery – in contrast to other retail sectors such as apparel.

Food & Grocery sales saw the strongest topline growth (xx%) since xxxxx, while volume sales are edging closer to positive territory as inflation continues to ease.

The overall volume decline in sales at UK supermarkets improved, down just xx% over the four weeks to Oct 7th (Nielsen).

Store visits increased xx% month-on-month, driven by favourable weather and the back-to-school period, prompting shoppers to resume their regular shopping routines.

Shoppers made the most of the unseasonably warm temperatures, keeping barbecues out of sheds for a few extra weeks, with volume sales of ice cream and burgers jumping xx% and xx% respectively (Kantar).

 

 

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Food retail sales values and volumes diverge

Source: Retail Economics, ONS

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Report Contents

UK Food & Grocery Sector Report Report
  • Executive Summary
  • Sector analysis
  • Food & Grocery – Retail Economics Index
  • Food – BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor
  • By Size of Retailer – Office for National Statistics
  • Macro Factors
  • Consumers
  • Footfall
  • Labour market
  • Earnings
  • Costs, Prices and Margins
  • Weather Watch
  • Average Temperature
  • Average sunshine hours
  • Average Rainfall

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It provides in-depth analysis of the latest macroeconomic and consumer trends affecting UK supermarkets and grocers including market size estimates for: Fresh & Chilled, Ambient, Alcohol and Tobacco, Non-Alcoholic and Frozen sectors.

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