Its sales increased 19.2%, taking its market share to a new high of 5.3%, according to the latest figures from Kantar Worldpanel. Aldi’s sales gained 15.6%, taking its market share to 6.9%. Their market share has risen to 12.2%, a surge from less than 10% only two years ago. The volume of goods sold also rose, increasing total market sales by 3.6%. However, shoppers spent almost £4m on cold and flu remedies in August – an increase of almost £2m on the same month last year.

Source: The Guardian September 19, 2017 08:15 UTC