Table of Contents
Executive Summary – UK
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- Food retailers take close to 50% of all retail sales
- Sector keeps pace with all retail sales growth
- Tesco eclipses its rivals
- But Asda loses some of its shine
- Sainsbury’s on the up
- Mixed news at Morrisons
- E-commerce will help to increase market penetration
- Potential in the C-store sector
- Demand slowing
UK Premier Insight
Report Scope and Technical Notes
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- Report scope
- Report structure and content
- Food retailing sector
- Store definitions
- Buying groups, voluntary groups and co-operatives
- Technical notes
- Financial definitions
- Currencies
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- Figure 1: Exchange rates: National currencies against the Euro, 2002-04
- Country codes
- VAT
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- Figure 2: Europe: Standard VAT rates, 2005
- Other abbreviations
Background Data – United Kingdom
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- Population
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- Figure 3: UK: Population trends, 2000-04
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- Figure 4: UK: Population, by age group and gender, 2004
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- Figure 5: UK: Households, 2004
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- Figure 6: UK: Regions and major cities, 2003
- Economy
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- Figure 7: UK: Gross domestic product, 1995-2004
- Figure 8: UK: Consumer prices, 1997-2004
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- Figure 9: UK: Consumer expenditure, 1995-2004
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- Figure 10: UK: Detailed breakdown of consumer expenditure, 2000-04
The UK Food Retail Sector
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- The UK food, drink and tobacco market
- Market value and trends
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- Figure 11: UK: Consumer spending on food, drink and tobacco, 2000-04
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- Figure 12: UK: Consumer spending on food, drink and tobacco as % all retail sales, 2000-04
- Non-food markets
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- Figure 13: UK: Some key non-food markets for grocers, 2000-04
- Retail prices
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- Figure 14: UK: Inflation in food, drink and tobacco, 2000-04
- Food retailers
- Sales values and trends
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- Figure 15: UK: Food retailers' sales, 2000-04
- Sales trends by retailer type
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- Figure 16: UK: Food retailers' sales, by type of retailer, 2000-04
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- Figure 17: UK: Food retailers' sales, by type of retailer, 1999-2003
- Outlet data
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- Figure 18: UK: Food retail outlets, by sector, 1999-2003
European Consumer Trends
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- Key consumer findings
- How often do they shop?
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- Figure 19: Europe: Frequency of major shopping trips, by country, 2005
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- Figure 20: Frequency of major and other grocery shopping, 2005
- When do they shop
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- Figure 21: Frequency of major and other grocery shopping, day for major and other grocery shopping, distance travelled and transport used, 2005
- Where do they shop?
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- Figure 22: Type of shop used for major and other grocery shopping and level of spending, 2005
- Consumer attitudes
- Shopping
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- Figure 23: Agreement with Attitudes towards shopping and food in Germany, Spain, France and Great Britain, 2005
- Food
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- Figure 24: Agreement with Attitudes towards food in Germany, Spain, France and Great Britain, 2005
The Consumer
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- Key consumer findings
- Grocery shopping patterns – primary shoppers trend data
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- Figure 25: Source of main grocery shopping, UK, 1998-2005
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- Figure 26: Stores used for MAIN grocery shop, 1998 and August 2005
- 2005 grocery shopping patterns – the big four
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- Figure 27: Where consumers do their MAIN grocery shopping, August 2005
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- Figure 28: Where consumers do their MAIN grocery shopping, by gender, age and socio-economic group, August 2005
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- Figure 29: Where consumers do there MAIN grocery shopping, by presence of children, Mintel's Special Groups and car ownership, August 2005
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- Figure 30: Where consumers do their MAIN grocery shopping, by region and ACORN categories, August 2005
- Primary shoppers as share of all shoppers
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- Figure 31: Primary shoppers as % of all shoppers, 1998-2005
- Shoppers that have changed where they do their main grocery shopping
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- Figure 32: Shoppers that have changed where they do their main grocery shop in the last 12 months, August 2005
- Secondary shoppers – trend data
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- Figure 33: Other stores used for grocery shopping in last three months (excluding stores used for main grocery shopping), UK, 1998-2005
- Where secondary shopping is done
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- Figure 34: Which OTHER shops consumers bought groceries from (excluding stores used for MAIN grocery shopping) in the last 3 months, August 2005
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- Figure 35: Other stores used for grocery shopping in last three months (excluding stores used for main grocery shop), by gender, age and socio-economic group, August 2005
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- Figure 36: Other stores used for grocery shopping in last three months (excluding stores used for main grocery shop), by gender, age and socio-economic group, August 2005
The Consumer – Detailed Consumer Demographics
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- Figure 37: Where consumers do their MAIN grocery shopping, by lifestage and presence of children, August 2005
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- Figure 38: Where consumers do their MAIN grocery shopping, by media usage and commercial TV viewing, August 2005
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- Figure 39: Other stores used for grocery shopping in last three months (excluding stores used for main grocery shop), by gender, age and socio-economic group, August 2005
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- Figure 40: Which other shops consumers bought groceries from in the last 3 months, by gender, age and socio-economic group, August 2005
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- Figure 41: Which other shops consumers bought groceries from in the last 3 months, by presence of children, lifestage and Mintel's Special Groups, August 2005
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- Figure 42: Which other shops consumers bought groceries from in the last 3 months, by presence of children, lifestage and Mintel's Special Groups, August 2005
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- Figure 43: Which other shops consumers bought groceries from in the last 3 months, by car ownership, August 2005
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- Figure 44: Which other shops consumers bought groceries from in the last 3 months, by car ownership, August 2005
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- Figure 45: Which other shops consumers bought groceries from in the last 3 months, by region and ACORN categories, August 2005
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- Figure 46: Which other shops consumers bought groceries from in the last 3 months, by region and ACORN categories, August 2005
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- Figure 47: Which other shops consumers bought groceries from in the last 3 months, by media usage and commercial TV viewing, August 2005
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- Figure 48: Which other shops consumers bought groceries from in the last 3 months, by media usage and commercial TV viewing, August 2005
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- Figure 49: If consumer has changed where they do the main grocery shop in the last 12 months, by age, gender and socio-economic group, August 2005
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- Figure 50: If consumer have changed where they do the main grocery shop in the last 12 months, by lifestage and Mintel's Special Groups, August 2005
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- Figure 51: If consumer has changed where they do the main grocery shop in the last 12 months, by region and ACORN categories, August 2005
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Consumer Attitudes and Typologies
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- Key consumer findings
- Key topics
- Price
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- Figure 52: How consumers think prices at their main grocery store have changed, August 2005
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- Figure 53: How main grocery consumers at Sainsbury's think prices have changed, 2004 and 2005
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- Figure 54: How consumers think prices at their main grocery store have changed, by the top four grocers used for the main shop, August 2005
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- Figure 55: How main grocery consumers at Asda think prices have changed, 2004 and 2005, August 2005
- Shopping habits
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- Figure 56: Consumers attitudes towards the store where they do their main shop, August 2005
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- Figure 57: Consumers attitudes towards the store where they do their main shop, by the top four grocers used for the main shop, August 2005
- Identifying targets – shopping habits
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- Figure 58: Consumer typologies – shopping habits, August 2005
- Localists (9%)
- Convenience Seekers (19%)
- Lightning Customers (15%)
- Non-differentiators (44%)
- Serious Shoppers (13%)
- Where these consumer types shop
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- Figure 59: Consumer types by where they do ANY grocery shop, August 2005
- Wish lists
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- Figure 60: What consumers would like to see in store, August 2005
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- Figure 61: What consumers would like to see in store, by the top four grocers used for the main shop, August 2005
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- Figure 62: What consumers would like to see in store, by gender, age and socio-economic group, August 2005
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- Figure 63: What consumers would like to see in store, by gender, age and socio-economic group, August 2005
- Identifying targets – wish lists
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- Figure 64: Consumer typologies – wish lists, August 2005
- The Particulars (9%)
- Health Seekers (18%)
- Greens (17%)
- Scrutinisers (16%)
- Disinterested (41%)
- Where these consumer types shop
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- Figure 65: Consumer types by where they do any grocery shop, August 2005
- Choice drivers
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- Figure 66: Factors consumers consider most important when choosing where to shop for food, August 2005
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- Figure 67: Factors consumers consider most important when choosing where to shop for food, by the top four grocers used for the main shop, August 2005
- Identifying targets – Choice drivers
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- Figure 68: Consumer typologies – choice drivers, August 2005
- Efficiency Seekers (19%)
- Quality-Led (34%)
- Own-branders (14%)
- Convenience Seekers (18%)
- Where the consumer types shop
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- Figure 69: Consumer types by where they do ANY grocery shop, August 2005
- Customer loyalty
- Loyalty criteria
- Loyalty index
- Main shoppers
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- Figure 70: Loyalty levels by main grocery shop, August 2005
- Any shoppers
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- Figure 71: Loyalty levels by any grocery shop, August 2005
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- Figure 72: Loyalty levels by any grocery shop, August 2005
Consumer Attitudes and Typologies – Detailed Consumer Demographics
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- Shopping habits
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- Figure 73: Consumers attitudes towards the store where they do their main shop, by gender, age and socio-economic group, August 2005
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- Figure 74: Consumers attitudes towards the store where they do their main shop, by lifestage, presence of children and Mintel's Special Groups, August 2005
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- Figure 75: Consumers attitudes towards the store where they do their main shop, by car ownership, August 2005
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- Figure 76: Consumers attitudes towards the store where they do their main shop, by region and ACORN categories, August 2005
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- Figure 77: Consumers attitudes towards the store where they do their main shop, by media usage and commercial TV viewing, August 2005
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- Figure 78: Consumers attitudes towards the store where they do their main shop, by gender, age and socio-economic group, August 2005
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- Figure 79: Consumers attitudes towards the store where they do their main shop, by lifestage, presence of children and Mintel's Special Groups, August 2005
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- Figure 80: Consumers attitudes towards the store where they do their main shop, by car ownership, August 2005
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- Figure 81: Consumers attitudes towards the store where they do their main shop, by region and ACORN categories, August 2005
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- Figure 82: Consumers attitudes towards the store where they do their main shop, by media usage and commercial TV viewing, August 2005
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- Figure 83: Shopping habit consumer typology groups, by gender, age and socio-economic group, August 2005
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- Figure 84: Shopping habit consumer typology groups, by lifestage, household size, ACORN categories and car ownership, August 2005
- Wish List
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- Figure 85: What consumers would like to see in store, by gender, age and socio-economic group, August 2005
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- Figure 86: What consumers would like to see in store, by lifestage, presence of children and Mintel's Special Groups, August 2005
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- Figure 87: What consumers would like to see in store, by region and ACORN categories, August 2005
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- Figure 88: What consumers would like to see in store, by media usage and commercial TV viewing, August 2005
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- Figure 89: What consumers would like to see in store, by lifestage, presence of children and Mintel's Special Groups, August 2005
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- Figure 90: What consumers would like to see in store, by region and ACORN categories, August 2005
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- Figure 91: What consumers would like to see in store, by media usage and commercial TV viewing, August 2005
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- Figure 92: Wish list typologies, by gender, age and socio-economic group, August 2005
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- Figure 93: Wish list typologies, by region and Mintel's Special Groups, August 2005
- Choice drivers
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- Figure 94: Top seven factors consumers consider most important when choosing where to shop for food, by gender, age and socio economic group, August 2005
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- Figure 95: Top seven factors consumers consider most important when choosing where to shop for food, by lifestage, presence of children and Mintel's Special Groups, August 2005
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- Figure 96: Top seven factors consumers consider most important when choosing where to shop for food, by region, ACORN categories and car ownership, August 2005
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- Figure 97: Top seven factors consumers consider most important when choosing where to shop for food, by media usage and commercial TV viewing, August 2005
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- Figure 98: Other factors consumers consider most important when choosing where to shop for food, by gender, age and socio-economic group, August 2005
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- Figure 99: Other factors consumers consider most important when choosing where to shop for food, by lifestage, presence of children and Mintel's Special Groups, August 2005
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- Figure 100: Other factors consumers consider most important when choosing where to shop for food, by car ownership, August 2005
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- Figure 101: Other factors consumers consider most important when choosing where to shop for food, by region and ACORN categories, August 2005
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- Figure 102: Other factors consumers consider most important when choosing where to shop for food, by media usage and commercial TV viewing, August 2005
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- Figure 103: Choice driver typology groups by gender, age and socio-economic group, August 2005
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- Figure 104: Choice driver typology groups, by lifestage. Mintel's Special Groups and ACORN categories, August 2005
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- Figure 105: Choice driver typology groups, by household size and media usage, August 2005
UK Advertising Expenditure
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- Figure 106: Main media advertising expenditure by leading 15 supermarkets and grocery chains, 2001-05
- TV advertising
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- Figure 107: Main media advertising by leading 14 supermarket and grocery chains, by media use, 2005
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Leading Players
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- Figure 108: UK: Leading players, 2004/05
- Sales data
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- Figure 109: Non-retail sales as a proportion of total sales, 2004
- Market shares
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- Figure 110: UK: Top ten food retailers' market share, 2004
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Prospects and Forecasts
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- Prospects
- Will price continue to dominate the competitive agenda?
- Tesco will continue to outperform
- Asda losing primary shoppers
- Sainsbury’s on the up
- Good and bad news at Morrisons
- Nutritional content plays on consumers’ minds
- Non-food development set to continue
- E-commerce
- Forecasts
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- Figure 111: UK: Food retailers’ sales, 2004-09
- Figure 112: UK: Food retailers' sales as % all retail sales, 2000-09
Company Profiles
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- Aldi Gruppe
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- Figure 113: Aldi: Share of all European food retailers’ sales, 2000-04
- Background
- Early days
- Cross border moves
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- Figure 114: Aldi: European coverage, as at September 2005
- Financial data
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- Figure 115: Aldi Gruppe: Estimated European sales data, 2000-04
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- Figure 116: Aldi Gruppe: Estimated European sales breakdown, 2004
- Pressure mounts
- Outlets
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- Figure 117: Aldi Gruppe: Estimated European outlet data, 2001-04
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- Figure 118: Aldi Gruppe: Estimated sales per outlet by country, 2004
- Expansion plans
- Non-European activities
- Products
- Non-food
- Food
- Branded goods
- In-house brands
- E-commerce
- Outlook
- Wm Morrison
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- Figure 119: Morrisons: Sales as share of all UK food retailers' sales, 2000/01-2004/05
- Background
- History
- Safeway acquisition
- Implications
- Store disposals
- Management
- A stormy 2005?
- Financial data
- Morrisons & Safeway
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- Figure 120: Wm Morrison: Financial performance, 1999/2000-2003/04
- Figure 121: Safeway: Financial performance, 1999-2003
- 2004/05
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- Figure 122: Wm Morrison: Performance of stores, 2004-05
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- Figure 123: Wm Morrison: Financial performance, 2004-05
- Interim results 2005/06
- Outlets
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- Figure 124: Wm Morrison: Outlet data, February 2004-July 2005
- Disposals
- Growth
- Products
- Price position
- Own-brand
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- Figure 125: Wm Morrison: Own-label portfolio
- Non-food
- Services
- E-commerce
- Outlook
- J Sainsbury
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- Figure 126: Sainsbury’s Supermarkets: Share of all UK food retailers' sales, 2000-04
- Background
- History
- A role model of the 1980s
- The 2000 recovery plan
- Management changes
- 2004 business review
- Financial data
- Group
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- Figure 127: J Sainsbury: Group financial performance, 2000/01-2004/05
- Sainsbury’s Supermarkets
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- Figure 128: Sainsbury’s Supermarkets, 2000/01-2004/05
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- Figure 129: Sainsbury’s Supermarkets: Sales growth, 2000/01-2004/05
- Recent performance
- Outlets
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- Figure 130: Sainsbury’s Supermarkets: Outlet data, 2000/01-2004/05
- Convenience stores
- Products
- Pitch
- Point of difference?
- Own-brands
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- Figure 131: Sainsbury’s Supermarkets: Own-label food portfolio, June 2005
- Non-foods
- E-commerce
- Nectar card
- Financial services
- Outlook
- Schwarz
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- Figure 132: Schwarz: Share of all German food retailers’ sales, 2000-04
- Figure 133: Schwarz: Share of all European food retailers’ sales, 2000-04
- Background
- Lidl
- Kaufland
- Financial data
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- Figure 134: Schwarz: Estimated European food sales data, 2000/01-2004/05
- Outlets
- Lidl
- Kaufland
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- Figure 135: Schwarz: European outlet data, 2001-05 (e)
- Products
- Lidl
- Kaufland
- E-commerce
- Outlook
- SPAR International
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- Figure 136: SPAR (Europe): Sales as share of all European food retailers’ sales, 2000-04
- Background
- Structure
- Financial data
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- Figure 137: SPAR International: Retail sales by country, 2000-04
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- Figure 138: SPAR International: Estimated European sales exclusive of sales tax, 2004
- Outlets
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- Figure 139: SPAR International: Outlet data, 2001-04
- European operations
- Non-European activities
- Products
- E-commerce
- Outlook
- Tesco
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- Figure 140: Tesco: Share of UK all food retailers’ sales, 2000-04
- Figure 141: Tesco: Share of all European food retailers' sales, 2000-04
- Background
- History
- Highlights
- International activities
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- Figure 142: Tesco: International expansion, 1994-2005
- Financial data
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- Figure 143: Tesco: Group financial performance, 2000/01-2004/05
- UK
- Rest of Europe
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- Figure 144: Tesco: Like-for-like sales growth, by European country, 2000/01-2004/05
- Hungary/Poland
- Czech/Slovak Republics and Turkey
- Republic of Ireland
- Other businesses
- Interim results 2005/06
- Outlets
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- Figure 145: Tesco outlet data, 2001-05
- UK
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- Figure 146: Tesco: UK stores by format, 2001-05
- Figure 147: Tesco: UK stores by size, 2002-05
- Rest of Europe
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- Figure 148: Tesco: Eastern European stores by size, 2002-05
- Other
- Products
- Food
- Non-foods
- Clothing
- E-commerce
- Outlook
- Wal-Mart (Europe)
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- Figure 149: Asda: Share of UK food retailers’ sales, 2000-04
- Figure 150: Wal-Mart Germany: Share of German food retailers sales, 2000-04 (e)
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- Figure 151: Wal-Mart Europe: Share of European food retailers, 2000-04 (e)
- Background
- History
- Cross-border moves
- Europe
- Financial data
- Group performance
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- Figure 152: Wal-Mart Inc: Group financial performance, 2000/01-2004/05
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- Figure 153: Wal-Mart Europe: Financial performance, 2000/01-2004/05
- UK
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- Figure 154: Asda: Financial performance in pound sterling, 2000-04
- Germany
- Outlets
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- Figure 155: Wal-Mart Europe: Outlet data, 2000/01-2004/05
- Germany
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- Figure 156: Wal-Mart Germany: Store formats
- Asda
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- Figure 157: Asda: Store formats
- Products
- Asda
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- Figure 158: Asda: Own-label portfolio, September 2005
- Germany
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- Figure 159: Wal-Mart Germany: Own-label portfolio
- E-commerce
- Customer loyalty programme
- Outlook
Mini Company Profiles
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- Iceland
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- Figure 160: Iceland: Sales as share of all food retailers in UK, 1999-2003
- Background
- Financial data
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- Figure 161: Iceland: Group financial performance, 1999/2000-2004/05
- Outlets
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- Figure 162: Iceland: Outlet data, 1999/2000-2004/05
- Marks & Spencer (food)
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- Figure 163: Marks & Spencer (food): Sales as share of all food retailers in UK, 2000-04
- Background
- Financial data
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- Figure 164: Marks & Spencer (food): Group financial performance, 2001-05
- Outlets
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- Figure 165: Marks & Spencer (food): Group financial performance, 2000/01-2004/05
- Musgrave
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- Figure 166: Musgrave Ireland: SuperValu, Centra share of all Irish food retailers’ sales, 2000-04
- Background
- Financial data
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- Figure 167: Musgrave: Group financial performance, 2000-04
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- Figure 168: Musgrave: Selected retail sales, 2000-04
- Outlets
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- Figure 169: Musgrave: Outlet numbers, 2001-04
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- Figure 170: Musgrave Ireland: Outlet data, 2001-04
- Products
- Somerfield
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- Figure 171: Somerfield: Sales as share of all food retailers in UK, 2000-04
- Figure 172: Somerfield Stores Ltd: Sales as share of all food retailers in UK, 2000-04
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- Figure 173: Kwik Save Ltd: Sales as share of all food retailers in UK, 2000-04
- Background
- Financial data
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- Figure 174: Somerfield: Group financial performance, 2000/01-2004-05
- Outlets
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- Figure 175: Somerfield: Group store activity, 2004/05
- Figure 176: Somerfield: Group outlet data, 2000/01-2004/05
- Outlook
- Waitrose Ltd
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- Figure 177: Waitrose: Sales as share of all food retailers in UK, 2000-04
- Background
- Home shopping
- Financial data
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- Figure 178: Waitrose: Group financial performance, 1999/2000-2003/04
- Outlets
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- Figure 179: Waitrose: Outlet data, 2000/01-2004/05
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