City snapshot: Disappointing summer halts supermarket growth as soft drinks, burgers and ice cream sales fall

Man with umbrella in rain weather

A combination of a cooler weather and people heading off on summer holidays has put a stop to two months of consecutive sales growth for the UK supermarkets, according to Nielsen. Plus, Lidl increases market share to new record high of 5.2% – up 0.7 percentage points year on year – to become the UK’s seventh largest grocer, according to Kantar Worldpanel.

 

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