date:Aug 05, 2014
i now has 5.2% of the market, compared with Waitroses 5%. The discounters are believed to have been visited by 14% more people than a year ago.
Asda and Sainsburys have so far managed to retain their market share, while Waitrose has been gaining share but more slowly than its discount rivals. Tesco and Morrisons have been losing their share of the market.
Waitrose said sales were up 6.7% for the week to 26 July compared with last year but the grocer said it had still struggled to compete in