Discounter Aldi has posted a rare decline in year-on-year sales in the Irish market, according to the latest grocery share figures from Kantar Worldpanel for the 12-week period to 28 January.
The discounter saw its year-on-year sales decline by 0.7% for the period, to stand on 10.3% market share, the figures indicate. According to Kantar Worldpanel, this is the first time in ten years that Aldi has experienced a sales decrease over a 12-week period.
Rival discounter Lidl, meanwhile, saw its sales increase by 4.6% year on year, to sit on 10.5% share, while all the other retailers in the Irish market also posted year-on-year growth.
