Discounter Aldi and Groupe Casino's Géant banner (+6.8%) were the strongest performers in the French grocery market in September, according to the latest market share figures from Kantar Worldpanel.
Aldi posted 8.8% sales growth in the period, to sit on 2.4% market share (a 20-basis-point increase) in the period from 10 September to 7 October, while Géant posted 6.8% sales growth, to sit on a market share of 2.8% (a ten-basis-point gain).
Elsewhere, Intermarché, which posted a 20-basis-point gain, to sit on 15% market share, benefitted from increased investment in its hyper, super and drive channels, where the average customer basket rose by 1.5%, according to Kantar Worldpanel.
