In the Media

• 13/11/2018 - Retail Times

  Discounters off to a strong start in race for Christmas, Kantar Worldpanel reports

  
  

  The latest grocery market share figures from Kantar Worldpanel, published today for the 12 weeks to 4 November 2018, show shoppers have made an additional 14 million trips to Aldi and Lidl compared with last year.
  
  Fraser McKevitt, head of retail and consumer insight at Kantar Worldpanel, comments: “Five years ago, just under half of British households were visiting one of the discount retailers at least once in a 12 week period. This now stands at almost two-thirds, which is reflected in their continued growth.

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• 13/11/2018 - Reuters

  Aldi, Lidl sales shine in Britain in pre-Christmas trading - Kantar Worldpanel

  
  

  German discounters Aldi and Lidl have entered the key Christmas period in Britain with strong sales growth and market share gains from their bigger rivals in the latest 12 week period, according to industry data.
  
  Market researcher Kantar Worldpanel said on Tuesday Aldi’s sales rose 15.5 percent in the 12 weeks to Nov. 4, while Lidl’s were up 10.2 percent, taking their share of the UK grocery market up to 7.6 percent and 5.5 percent respectively.

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• 13/11/2018 - CNBC

  UK discounters enter Christmas period with sales momentum - Kantar Worldpanel

  
  

  Market researcher Kantar Worldpanel said Aldi's UK grocery market share rose to 7.6 percent in the 12 weeks to Nov. 4, while Lidl's increased to 5.5 percent.
  
  Of Britain's big four grocers market leader Tesco, Sainsbury's and Morrisons lost share, while Asda's share was flat. (Reporting by James Davey; editing by Kate Holton)

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• 06/11/2018 - Gadgets 360

  Xiaomi Mi 8 Becomes the Top Selling Phone in China: Kantar Worldpanel

  
  

  Coming to the major market of China, the Xiaomi Mi 8 remained the top selling smartphone for quarter ending September 2018. iPhone X was placed at the second spot, as iPhone models made up three of top four smartphone models.
  
  In the Japanese market, Apple remained the market leader despite strong domestic pressure from Sharp and Huawei. Sharp and Huawei made it to the top five list in the Asian country with their Aquos R2 and P20 Lite, respectively. For a detailed view of the changes, you can check out Kantar Worldpanel's country-wise graph.

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• 05/11/2018 - MrWeb

  Worldpanel Rolls Out Smart Speaker Panel

  
  

  Shopper behaviour specialist Kantar Worldpanel has launched a new consumer panel to measure purchasing and usage trends on the smart speaker market. Launched in the USA this month, it will roll out across Europe in 2019.
  The 20,000-strong panel is pitched at hardware manufacturers and service providers, whom it will provide with a 'complete' understanding of five core areas: ownership, usage, services, reasons for using and intention to buy.

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• 01/11/2018 - The Grocer

  Food to go: Get ready for the counter revolution

  
  

  The rise of these counters shows just how rapidly the supermarket food-to-go proposition is developing.
  
  The supermarkets are in danger of losing share. The past year has seen a significant shift in shopping behaviour, says Tolga Necar, consumer insight director at Kantar Worldpanel. “There’s clear evidence of shoppers switching their lunchtime spend out of the multiples and into quick service restaurants. Those out-of-home food services have grown to encompass 15% of lunchtime trips this year”

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