UK grocery inflation hits highest level since February 2024, says Kantar

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UK grocery inflation jumps to 4.7% in 4 weeks to June 15
  
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UK grocery sales up 4.1% year-on-year
  
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Tesco, Sainsbury's, Lidl and Ocado are standout performers
  
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Asda remains industry laggard but improving
  
 
LONDON, June 24 (Reuters) - British grocery price inflation rose to 4.7% for the four weeks to June 15, its 
highest level since February last year, dealing another blow for 
low-income households, data from market researcher Kantar showed 
on Tuesday. 
The figure, which compared to 4.1% in last month's report, was driven by price rises in products such as chocolate, butter 
and meat, Kantar said. 
Market leader Tesco said earlier this month that new employer taxes and regulatory costs were adding to 
inflationary pressure at a time when commodity prices were 
rising. 
Industry researcher the Institute of Grocery Distribution has forecast that food inflation could hit nearly 5% this year. 
Data from Asda and the Centre for Economics and Business Research, published on Monday, showed that while average real 
disposable income is rising in the UK, the lowest-earning 40% 
now have less spending power than they did in 2021. 
"Consumer concerns over price are continuing, and this is reflected in the figures. Sales of own label ranges grew at 4.2% 
this month, ahead of branded lines, as shoppers looked to 
balance their budgets," Fraser McKevitt, head of retail and 
consumer insight at Kantar, said. 
Kantar said grocery sales in value terms increased 4.1% year-on-year over the four weeks, helped by warm weather. 
However, it said when inflation was taken into account grocery volumes fell 0.4% - the first year-on-year decline this 
year. 
Tesco, number two player Sainsbury's, discounter Lidl and online supermarket Ocado were the standout 
performers over the 12 weeks to June 15 with year-on-year sales 
gains of 7.0%, 5.7%, 11.2% and 12.2% respectively. 
Number three player Asda remained the industry laggard with a sales decline of 1.7%, though its performance is on an 
improving trend. 
Kantar said spending on groceries at cyberattack hit Marks & Spencer rose 12.0%, though the retailer is not included 
in its market share data set. 
 
UK supermarkets' market share and sales growth (%) Market share  Market       % change in 
12 wks to     share 12     sales 
June 15 2025  wks to       (yr-on-yr) 
June 16 
2024 
Tesco            28.1          27.6         7.0 
Sainsbury's      15.2          15.1         5.7 
Asda             11.9          12.7         -1.7 
Aldi             10.9          10.8         6.5 
Morrisons        8.4           8.7          2.2 
Lidl             8.1           7.7          11.2 
Co-operative     5.3           5.6          -0.7 
Waitrose         4.5           4.5          5.5 
Iceland          2.3           2.3          1.9 
Ocado            1.9           1.8          12.2