Dunnes gains ground as Tesco woes continue

The use of branded and rounded-up euro promotions helped Dunnes Stores increase over-the-counter sales 2.6% and boost its share of the Irish grocery market to 21.2% over the past 12 weeks.

Outside of the German discounters, Dunnes emerged as the big winner in the latest supermarket sector data — from consumer insights agency, Kantar Worldpanel — logging performance in the 12 weeks to July 20.

In that period, Tesco Ireland’s woes continued, with a 6.2% fall in over-the-counter sales and a 2% drop in actual market share to 25.6%.