21/09/2020
While supermarket sales are slowing, there’s signs the market may accelerate again in the short term
16/09/2020
One in five shoppers say that since the pandemic began, they are more environmentally friendly.
15/09/2020
An update on the grocery market covering 12 weeks to 6 September 2020.
08/09/2020
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02/09/2020
If you decide to cut advertising, just how much do you stand to lose?
28/08/2020
There are hopes that the world will be back to something like normal in the final quarter.
Compare the evolution of the market share for the main retailers in five countries
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22/09/2020 - Financial Times
Discounters suffered from a lack of exposure to the two channels that performed best during the lockdown. “The pie has got bigger overall so everyone is selling more,” said Fraser McKevitt at Kantar.
Read more18/09/2020 - The Daily Telegraph
Kantar data on Tuesday suggested that Co-op sales have increased by more than a quarter in areas where local lockdowns have been imposed. It came as the retailer reported a surge in half-year sales on the back of "exceptional" food and wholesale trading during the height of the pandemic.
Read more18/09/2020 - WARC
Investing in sustainable innovation can help brands win a growing market share of spending by increasingly environmentally conscious consumers, new research suggests. A report from insights consultancy Kantar concludes that 20% of global spend in the FMCG sector is by consumers who care about how brands affect the environment.
Read more17/09/2020 - Harpers
Kantar data for the four weeks ending 4 July shows supermarket total grocery sales up 28.5%, while the convenience sector soared by 63%. Within this, the breakdown indicates that symbol groups (branded fascia local stores) and the independent small retail sector has seen a massive 94.7% growth; this is largely due to a combination of increased penetration (customers switching from other retail sectors or brands), purchase frequency, increase in trip volume and also shoppers won from larger stores.
Read more11/09/2020 - Financial Times
“Despite fierce competition, Nongfu Spring managed to build a meaningful difference in branding against the competition,” said Jason Yu, general manager at Kantar Worldpanel for Greater China.
Read more07/09/2020 - The Guardian
Groceries have seen a particularly strong shift to home delivery during the pandemic, with more than 13% now bought online in the UK compared to about 7% at the start of the year, according to Kantar.
