date:Jul 30, 2014
to 4.9 per cent.
It should come as no surprise that the major discounters Aldi and Lidl grew their sales by 32.2 per cent and 19.5 per cent respectively. They now hold a record combined market share of 8.4 per cent in the UK.
Overall the UK grocery industry grew by 0.9 per cent in the 12 week period which is a slow down compared to the growth of 2.8 per cent in the previous period. Food inflation dropped to a record low of 0.4 per cent, the tenth consecutive period of inflation decline, and fa