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Updated at 10.50pm
TESCO HAS GROWN its sales in Ireland for the first time in two years.
The supermarket’s sales for the 12 weeks to 13 September show a 0.3% growth, the first time the company hasn’t fallen since March 2013.
The latest Kantar Worldpanel figures, which track market share and sales, show that Tesco remains the largest chain in the country, 0.5% ahead of Supervalu.
Georgieann Harrington, insight director at Kantar Worldpanel, says that Tesco’s performance is down to back to school shoppers.
“Making the most of the back to school season, the grocer has seen its spend from families with children – a heartland for the retailer – increase by 4%.
A modest increase in shopper numbers overall has certainly played a part in Tesco’s recovery, and its customers are also buying more products per shop in the latest period, helping to boost the retailer’s performance.
Meanwhile, discount retailer Lidl posted the strongest sales for the past 12 weeks, growing well ahead of the market with an increase of 9.5%. It was closely followed by Dunnes, which grew sales by 5.2%. Dunnes shopper numbers have actually dropped from where they were, but shoppers are buying more.
The retailer continues to gain sales in shopping trips worth over €100 and has benefitted from customers buying more items, with volume sales increasing by 5%
SuperValu’s growth continues at a slower pace, but the retailer maintains second position, capturing 24.3% of market share. The number of visits to its stores increased by 5% this period, with shoppers spending €16 more on average than they did last year.
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I don’t understand why anyone doesn’t just shop in aldi and lidl’s much cheaper ! Supervalue hardly super value at all, very expensive
i like to know what im eating and were it comes from…..quality is what is important to me not second rate food thats why i do not shop in aldi/lidl….red thumb away#i dont eat shite
Are you sure you know where everything from Tesco is coming from?
obviously not aware of some of the food recalls.. you believe it because it says so on the label. no wonder there’s no prosecutions for the horse near scandal ( I don’t eat processes meats)
Are you suggesting Josephine, that the quality of Aldi brands is lower than Tesco and that there is no traceability in Aldi products?
@josephine there’s nothing wrong with the food in aldi or lidl’s ! Most of the food comes from the same suppliers when it comes to the meat for example. When it comes to the packaged food just because it’s not a “brand” you know doesn’t mean it’s any worse than what you would normally buy.
I wouldn’t shop in either aldi or lidl even if you paid me horrible cheap muck substandard produce
Well you may not eat shite but you are talking shite.. The quality of the food in aldi and lidl is very good.. I am talking about their steaks/roast beef/chicken etc.. The vegetables are great value and good quality. The potatoes are great value as is the pasta and rice. Fruit is the same quality and price as tesco/dunnes. Yes the frozen food is second rate but that could be said for most frozen food.
LIDI/ALDI have taking TESCO and Dunnes tio court because or price comparisons they used, the court found that ALDI/LIDL offered netter quality and the products were not comparable.
You like to know what you’re eating? What meat was in the Tesco “beef” burgers?Do you remember that scandal.
hi martin i never said i do all my shopping in tesco although i do some i mostly when i can mostly buy irish and fresh food….bananas etc i buy in veg shop are not irish but most groceries i buy are….nothing wrong in shopping in super valu….dunnes etc….u just do not like aldi lidl….my choice
@Josephine Carroll: Frankly, my dear, you may still be swallowing some!
ignorance is a terrible affliction
No Josephine, you just talk shite….
Tesco is probably doing well from their Halal meat sales.
That’s different to what you said first time out Josephine. You said Aldi products were shite and implied they no were untraceable. Comparing like for like I would back Aldi products every day over Tesco, Dunne’s, Super Valu and their customer service and returns policy would put any of those three to shame.
Josephine, just one example but Manor Farm in Cavan supplies chicken to Dunnes, Tesco, Supervalu, Aldi, Centra etc. Unless you’re buying from an independent butcher, no matter where you buy your meat it’s likely to have come from the same place.
Tesco sells more Irish produce . But if you shop the cheapest prepare to get crap produce. I buy meat from my local butcher, get bread from the barkery and veg/fruit from a stall. I pay more yes but the quality and freshness cannot be found in any store and when you get to know the local butcher/baker etc. you often gets deals.
The farmer get a better deal and in reality so does the customer . I work In IT so do not work in the industry but I was a chef for many years .
And they aren’t always labelled Manor Farm. Mostly have individual own brand label.
Because….
I really don’t want to rub shoulders with Lidl/Aldi shoppers
Travel to inconvenient locations where cheap real estate is available,
My partner wouldn’t want his car smashed up by the same people driving bangers in the car park
The check out Qs are long
Customer service non-existent
….and the sparse fluorescently lit yellow and blue interiors of the store looks like a Ryanair plane.
Aldi food is very high quality and fully traceable as is that found at Lidl. while obviously buying direct from local environmentally responsible producers is the best idea many do not have the time or financial resources to this. Once you are purchasing from a supermarket you might as well purchase on price as there’s essentially no difference in quality with most using the same suppliers.
Aldi and Lidl both have excellent customer service and the queues are long at busy times but they move at lightening speed compared to some of the competition, you won’t have your ice cream melting while some checkout operator yaps to their pals. Meat an fish are top class and traceable and the specials are brilliant, the tools are more than a match for most DIY’ers and they stand over their warranties and don’t make you jump through hoops to get a refund. Electronics are top class but you have to get in early as value like this is in great demand.
Great news for the shoppers of Aldi and Lidl as they won’t have the breathe the same air as a pretentious idiot .
Most have the producers name and address on them too
Range in Aldi/Lidl is very limited. Fine for a supplementary shop but you’d be really restricted to only shop there.
“…with shoppers spending €16 or more on average than they did last year”.
I’d be curious to know if this is because people are spending more or because prices have gone up in groceries in the last year.
http://www.tradingeconomics.com/ireland/food-inflation
Food inflation in Ireland was negative 2.3% on the previous year in August 2015. They bought more groceries which were cheaper.
They also cut staff hours down to 20 hours a week (over 5 days) and refused to meet unions over cutting staff bonus (former CEO tony keohane recieved 6 million in a pay off to leave to company and a wage for life), staff being forced to work till 11pm and back in at 6am, forcing staff to work without a break, having staff assaulted on a regular basis because they wont hire security in most shops (or hire them from 5-11 at night), forcing staff into taking holidays when it suited tesco and not the staff, refusing the bring in cover staff when someone is sick or if they do bring them from a different shop and not offer more hours to current staff, non payment of wages or not paid when wages owed.
How about an article on that? they were in the LRC last week about the bonus for staff but tesco refused to enter into talks
Another good point… Ever stepped into Walmart in the USA and seen how miserable the people working there look. It’s off putting.
Yes Unfortunatly for workers that doesnt bother tesco, they will still get people coming in and spending their money regardless of weather or not the staff would get something as basic as a living wage or working conditions that adhere to the laws of ireland.
Ive seen people who brought these up being told if they dont like it they know where the door is with the company knowing full well they can bring in some Non national with limited english who wont speak up about any of it
Wal-Mart actually pay their staff partially in food stamps to be used in … Wal-Mart. depressing places. The aldi next to me is positively upmarket. Chateau Neuf de pape all year round, hand made ravioli, truffle oil and black kale. Mustn’t forget Roisin’s speciality chocolate.
Nope… They don’t pay them in food stamps. Their pay is so low they qualify and Walmart encourages them to apply for SNAP (food stamps) which the government pays.
The vast majority of tesco staff should be recieving casual cheques from the social welfare because there only on 20 hours and working part time. Tesco force these workers to work them 20 hours over 5 days so they cant recieve social welfare (tesco would have to pay the PRSI) or seek any other employment to make enough money to survive
So upset to think most of my poor Grandchildren are eating shite!
Then stop going to Tesco :-) Seriously the two Germans have put the skids under the others and making the choice between them is hard, do you buy Hereford rib-eye from Lidl or Angus from Aldi ? or wil it be fish at a great price from either of them?
First (1) + 2 +3+6+5 = 17
F88K Tesco.
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