Grocery market grows by highest rate since January

The Irish grocery market has grown by 0.4% for the 12 weeks to Nov 25, the second month of sales growth in a row and the highest rate since January this year.

The latest supermarket share data from Kantar Worldpanel has also shown that the fortunes of Dunnes Stores have begun to improve in the run-up to Christmas, while Aldi has achieved a second consecutive month of growth above 30%.

Grocery inflation stands at 4.2% for the same 12-week period, marginally ahead of the 4.1% in the previous period and the highest since the 4.4% seen in Aug 2011.