Foodservice
Solutions® Grocerant Guru® expects United States consumers to see there grocery
bill decline in 2016. The reasons are
simple we are entering a phase of declining commodity prices for key household
items like beef, pork, chicken, and eggs; along with increased retail
competition.
This
year it is estimated that British households have saved an average £58 in the
past year as a result of the freefall in food prices. Which were A combination of food price
deflation and supermarkets slashing prices to compete with German discounters
Aldi and Lidl, has meant the cost of basket of goods has fallen consecutively
for the last 12 months, according to fresh figures from Kantar Worldpanel.
Well
the same thing is happening here in the United States with Aldi expanding in
California today they will have 50+ stores open in 2016 in California driving
change and lower prices. All the while Lidl is expected to open its first US
store in 2016 or early 2017 on the east coast.
In any case many legacy retailers are trimming prices today too edify
their customer base.
Aldi
and Lidl have proven disruptive in the British marketplace as Asda suffered the biggest
drop
in spending with sales falling by 3pc, an acceleration on a 2.9pc fall reported
last month. The Walmart-owned grocer's slice of the market has dropped to
16.6pc from 17.3pc during the same period last year.
Customer
migration is underway and price is a key driver of adoption. The other key driver is the Grocerant niche
filled with Ready-2-Eat and Heat-N-Eat fresh prepared food. Success does leave clues and one clue is the
customer is dynamic not static. Your
retail food brand must be dynamic as well.
Are you evolving with a price focus or a fresh prepared food focus?
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Foodservice Solutions® to complete a Grocerant
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