Tesco regains top position in grocery market

A slight increase in footfall and higher spending by young families helped reinstate Tesco as the market leader in the Irish grocery sector in the past three months.

However, commentators anticipate a strong rally from No 2 player SuperValu during the summer.

Latest figures from consumer insights agency Kantar Worldpanel show that Tesco’s market share grew by 0.2% to 25.2% during the 12 weeks to May 24 when compared to the preceding 12-week period. However, it still remains well short of the 26.3% share the supermarket enjoyed at the same time last year.