Discount retailers keep shoppers south

SHOPPERS are still flock- ing to discount retailers Aldi and Lidl but no longer as keen to head to the North for groceries, with figures showing a 21% slide in Irish shopper sales at Asda and Sainsbury’s.

Aldi, however, increased its sales by more than 12% in the past year while Lidl jumped close to 8%. Tesco also attracted more shoppers, with sales increasing almost 6% in the 12 months to the end of October.

Both SuperValu and Superquinn lost market share in the period.