Company News • 29.10.2015

Winners in UK grocery will be those embracing shopper power

Retailers and their suppliers are already reconsidering how to use their floor space

IGD chief executive Joanne Denney-Finch.
IGD chief executive Joanne Denney-Finch.
Source: IGD

The winners in UK food and grocery will be those that continue to embrace shopper power and create solutions to keep pace with changing shopper habits. This is one of the predictions based on new research, outlined in a speech today by IGD chief executive Joanne Denney-Finch.

She also predicts over the next three years:

  • The big weekly shop will keep getting smaller
  • Major changes in store layouts
  • A tipping point for healthy eating
  • Bolder innovations from branded food and drink manufacturers

Joanne Denney-Finch, IGD chief executive, said: “There’s radical change ahead, as shoppers continue to call the tune in our industry. The big weekly shop will keep getting smaller. People are shopping more frequently than ever for their food and groceries, but over a third (36%) would still shop even more often if their finances allowed it."

“While this poses a major challenge for superstores, which are designed round a big weekly shop, retailers and their suppliers are already reconsidering how to use their floor space to make their customers’ lives better and respond to cultural change. They are reducing the unnecessary complexity by decreasing the number of products available and improving layouts. It’s starting to work, with over half of superstore users feeling their enjoyment of shopping has improved, and yet more potential for superstores to really capitalise on this.”

On changes to store layouts, Joanne Denney-Finch said: “One popular idea from shoppers is an everyday aisle for regular top-ups, so you don’t have to traipse round the store. An extension of this is a ‘Click and Collect Plus’ service, where staple groceries are ready to be collected when shoppers arrive at stores allowing more in-store space to build excitement around occasional purchases. This could be done through sampling, demonstrations and other special events.

“A more radical approach is for superstores to host local butchers or farmers’ markets. Superstores want footfall and better local credentials, while specialists want the space. So big stores will be revitalised and instead of supermarkets versus specialists, it will be a question of: what’s the winning alliance or alliances?

“In the future, we’re also likely to see the layout of stores, the merchandising of displays and planning of promotions, all rethought with healthy eating brought to the fore.”

On the tipping point for healthy eating Joanne Denney-Finch, said: “While food companies are working hard to improve the nation’s nutrition by, for example, reformulating products or offering healthier options, obesity is still on the rise. Three quarters of shoppers feel that healthy eating is mainly about personal responsibility, but they do want more help from the industry.

“The first task is to help clear up confusion. We’re bombarded with health messages from so many sources and often they conflict. No wonder over half of shoppers (56%) are sceptical that the current nutrition advice is correct. The industry needs to give the clearest, simplest and most consistent messages – including information on packs.”

On bolder innovations from brands Joanne Denney-Finch, said: “The pressure keeps mounting on the manufacturers of branded food and drink. Our latest research, for example, found that seven in ten shoppers feel the quality of supermarket own brands has been improving, while six in ten feel the benefits of famous brands stand out less today than they used to. But I predict a fight back with branded manufacturers taking a bolder approach to innovation. Tomorrow’s manufacturers will use technology to reward repeat purchases by, for example, offering a better price the more times shoppers buy their products.”

To conclude, Joanne Denney-Finch, said: “While we have to manage uncertainty, whatever is to come is sure to be exciting. What excites me the most is every type of company, new and old, large and small, has the chance to win from their current positions. The winners will be those that embrace shopper power, reset standards and redefine concepts putting shoppers first.”

Source: IGD

channels: consulting

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