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Analysis & FeaturesAlcohol: Wine: Top Products report 2020
Sales of table wine are up £717.4m, and nearly every brand in the top 50 is in growth
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Analysis & FeaturesFresh: Fruit & veg: Top Products report 2020
Citrus fruit has come out on top in a year of health-driven shopping
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Analysis & FeaturesBiscuits: Top Products report 2020
“Customers are looking for something that provides them with little moments of joy at home, and biscuits do just that”
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Analysis & FeaturesSoft drinks: carbonates & energy drinks: Top Products report 2020
Large multipacks of cola and lemonade sold well this year as Brits sought mixers for at-home drinking occasions
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Analysis & FeaturesSauces: table: Top Products report 2020
With nowhere to eat out in the summer, Brits enjoyed a taste of their favourite restaurants at home
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Analysis & FeaturesMeat-free: Top Products report 2020
The plant-based behemoth’s performance was underwhelming in a year of huge gains for the category
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Analysis & FeaturesConfectionery: Sugar: Top Products 2020
Both branded and own-label gum are suffering, with volumes down by 18.2% and 19.3% respectively
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Analysis & FeaturesCereals: Top Products report 2020
During lockdown sales of cereal surged, but a dichotomy between health and indulgence has emerged
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Analysis & FeaturesOils: Top Products 2020
Reduced harvests across southern Europe have tightened supplies and prices have started to creep up
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Analysis & FeaturesSoft drinks: bottled water, squashes & cordials: Top Products report 2020
Bottled water has lost £148.5m this year as on-the-go sales dried up
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Analysis & FeaturesBagged snacks: Top Products 2020
Source: Unsplash When times get tough, Brits turn to crisps. At least, that’s what the sales figures suggest. In the first month of the initial national lockdown, sales surged by a fifth on the same time last year. That’s proven a substantial boost to full-year performance. The ...
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Analysis & FeaturesPersonal care: haircare: Top Products report 2020
Retailers have designated more shelf space to colour-protect lines this year as shoppers couldn’t get to salons
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Analysis & FeaturesBatteries: Top Products 2020
Grocers axed promotions to prevent stockpiling this year, leading to a boost in battery prices
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Analysis & FeaturesPersonal care: cosmetics: Top Products 2020
Make-up has made huge losses this year as social gatherings were put on hold
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Analysis & FeaturesBakery & Bread: Top Products 2020
Housebound Brits have been making butties by the shedload in 2020
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Analysis & FeaturesHousehold: cleaning: Top Products 2020
An extra 49 million packs of surface care products went through the tills this year
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Analysis & FeaturesFresh: Meat, fish & poultry: Top Products 2020
The closure of pubs and restaurants and the subsequent boom in home cooking has sent meat, fish and poultry sales soaring
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Analysis & FeaturesJams & spreads: Top Products 2020
Just five of the top 50 spreads brands are in volume decline this year
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Analysis & FeaturesHousehold: laundry: Top Products 2020
The increase in home working has been the most significant blow to the category
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Analysis & FeaturesPersonal care: over the counter: Top Products 2020
In the first half of 2020, cases of the common cold and influenza fell to nine times lower than the five-year average