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Grocery inflation<\/a> has eased to its slowest rate since 2024 but shoppers are still feeling the pressure of \u201ccumulative price<\/a> rises\u201d, according to Worldpanel by Numerator.<\/p>\n Annual grocery inflation in the four weeks to 12 July stood at 2.6%, its lowest rate since December 2024, according to Worldpanel\u2019s\u00a0latest market update. Sporting fixtures and warm weather<\/a> helped boost take-home sales at the grocers by 3.3% as shopping frequency increased.<\/p>\n \u201cEasing price rises will come as welcome news to shoppers, but the annual bill tells a fuller story,\u201d said Fraser McKevitt<\/a>, head of retail and consumer insight at Worldpanel. \u201cThe average household<\/a> spent \u00a35,530 on groceries over the past 12 months to July, up \u00a3156 on the same period last year \u2013 a reminder that even as the rate of inflation cools, the cumulative cost of the weekly shop keeps climbing.\u201d<\/p>\n Brands outgrew own label<\/a> for the first time since August 2025, with sales up 5.5% versus 4%, as 497 million shopping trips were made over the four weeks, an average of 17 per household and the highest rate since March 2020.<\/p>\n McKevitt said: \u201cSport and sunshine<\/a> combined to shape shopping habits this month, and England\u2019s run in the tournament had a clear impact on the drinks aisle. With shoppers stocking up on matchday, and the day prior to the first three knockout matches, spending on beer<\/a> rose 21% compared with the same days last year. That enthusiasm wasn\u2019t shared in Scotland and Wales, however, where the comparable rise was just 2%.\u201d<\/p>\n Convenience<\/a> stores attracted an additional seven million trips compared with same four weeks last year, as shoppers \u201cpopped out for quick local runs\u201d, boosting sales of branded soft drinks<\/a>, confectionery<\/a> and ice cream<\/a>,\u00a0according to Worldpanel.<\/p>\n Across the major grocers, it helped boost Co-op<\/a>\u2019s sales by 5.6% year on year in the 12 weeks to 12 July, the fastest growth rate for the retailer since February 2021. It made Co-op the third-fastest-growing major grocer in Worldpanel\u2019s analysis as it bounces back after being hit by a major cyberattack last year.<\/p>\n Ocado<\/a> continued its long run as the fastest-growing grocer outright, with sales up 14.1% over the 12 weeks. Lidl<\/a> continued to be the fastest-growing bricks & mortar operator, with sales up 8.6% over the four weeks, pushing its share to an all-time high of 8.8%, up from 8.3% a year ago.<\/p>\n
The title of fastest-growing would have gone to M&S<\/a>, whose grocery sales were up 16% over the 12 weeks, but Worldpanel does not define the retailer as a grocer and does not allocate it a market share. The growth rate for M&S is based on its fmcg sales, while others take in total spend through supermarkets<\/a>\u2019 tills.<\/p>\n Morrisons<\/a> returned to share growth for the first time since May 2021, claiming 8.5% of the market, up from 8.4%, as sales rose by 3.5% year on year.<\/p>\n Asda<\/a> was again the only major supermarket<\/a> whose sales fell, but the rate of decline has eased to 1.1%, compared with a 3.6% fall in Worldpanel\u2019s previous 12-week snapshot to 12 June. Asda\u2019s market share now stands at 11.5%, down from 11.9% a year ago.<\/p>\n $(document).ready(function() {
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