Category: grocery

Take-home grocery sales experienced the fastest rate of growth in 15 years over the past 12 weeks, jumping by a quarter, according to new data from Kantar. But the boost in take-home purchases was offset somewhat by reduced outlays by consumers on on-the-go meals, drinks and snacks. “The jump in grocery sales over the most […]

The latest retail data shows that 50% of households in Ireland bought baking supplies in recent weeks, with flour sales up 52% and sugar sales rising by 43%. The data from Kantar also shows that home grocery sales grew by 17.2% in the 12 weeks to 19 April. But Kantar said that sales of non-grocery […]

Grocery sales slow down slightly in early summer Grocery sales have slowed down slightly in the 12 weeks to 14 July compared to the same period last year, according to the latest Kantar figures. Overall sales are up 2.7%, compared with a 3.1% increase last year, which was thanks to a bumper summer featuring soaring […]