Introduction

UK Grocers 2008 provides authoritative and objective analysis on all key players in the grocery sector, assessing the effectiveness of their current strategy and market positioning, the challenges they face and the opportunities available to them. Unlike other reports on the sector, Verdict's UK Grocers 2008 includes extensive data for both publicly listed and private retailers

Scope

Market size, sales including category sales and growth rates for 2002-2007 Authoritative profiles on all significant grocery retailers, including market shares, store profile statistics and key operating metrics Space allocation and sales mix estimates for leading players across major food and non-food product categories

Highlights

Market maturity begins to impact Tesco. While the grocer extended its lead over its rivals impressively in 2007 for the ninth successive year, its market share gain was the smallest since since 2002. While this should not be interpreted as a sign that Tesco is beginning to falter, it is indicative of a stronger competitor set Achieving its strongest market share gain since 2004, Asda now accounts for 14.1% of the grocery market. Under chief executive Andy Bond the retailer has simplified its operations and made significant changes to the product offer, customer service and marketing strategy, while continuing to maintain and communicate its low price credentials Inflationary pressures will persist in 2008. In 2007 inflation on core food & grocery reached 3.0%, its highest level for three years, as retailers struggled to contain cost increases resulting from energy price rises, poor harvests and higher logistics costs

Reasons to Purchase

Assess the market's dynamics through robust, exclusive market share and market size data. Identify the growth prospects with detailed analysis of the key issues and drivers of the market. Understand each retailer's store portfolio, retail proposition and future outlook.