NIQ: UK supermarket Total Till sales rise 1.4% in four weeks to Oct 3 as spending stays cautious

By Public Technologies
  • NIQ reported UK major-supermarket Total Till sales rose 1.4% in the four weeks to Oct. 3, down from 1.8%.
  • Unit sales increased 0.1% year on year; shoppers made 1.8% more visits while average spend per trip held at GBP 18.58.
  • Unseasonably warm September kept summer categories strong, led by mineral water up 17.4% and ice cream up 11.7%.
  • Autumn staples weakened, with hot chocolate down 11% and ambient soup down 5.4%; beer, wine, and spirits slipped 0.6%.
  • Online grocery sales climbed 9.9% to more than GBP 2 billion; rapid delivery reached 10.5% of online sales, with customers up 21%.


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