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July 2011 - Posts

• Supermarkets' Own Brands - An Increasingly Important Battleground

  For the first time in a long time supermarkets are struggling to grow food sales. Food inflation of around 5% plus economic uncertainty equals shoppers trading down, seeking promotions, cutting waste and sticking to a budget. All of which gives a headache... Posted Jul 27 2011, 03:01 PM by Land Strategies Farming Blog Select Tags... SaveCancel Filed under: Tesco, online shopping, ASDA Chosen by You, Sainsbury's Taste the Difference, Retailer Own Brands [Edit Tags]

• Renewed Growth of Discount Grocers Prompts Return Visit to Aldi

  Discount grocers sales are booming again, with growth levels not seen since the recession of 2008. Aldi is up 21% in the last three months and Lidl not far behind at plus 16%. Their combined market share has reached an all time high of 6.1%. Kantar Worldpanel... Posted Jul 20 2011, 04:05 PM by Land Strategies Farming Blog Filed under: ALDI, discount grocers [Edit Tags]

• Milk Drinking Bolstered by Retail Price Cuts of 5p Per Litre

  A dip into Dairyco’s data on the milk market shows that fresh milk volumes have grown by 2.5% in the year to June 2011, but the retail price paid per litre has dropped by 8% , due to the milk price war waged by supermarkets. So far, so not newsworthy... Posted Jul 13 2011, 09:54 AM by Land Strategies Farming Blog Filed under: DairyCo, dairy products market, milk market [Edit Tags]