Britons Flock to Discount Grocers as Food Inflation Persists

  • UK sees tenth month of double-digit grocery inflation
  • Lidl was fastest growing grocer with sales jumping 25%

Shoppers leave a Lidl Ltd. supermarket in London, UK.

Photographer: Jose Sarmento Matos/Bloomberg
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Discount grocers are winning over more British shoppers as a tenth month of double-digit food-price inflation cuts into household budgets.

German discounter Lidl was the fastest-growing grocer, with sales increasing 25.1%, market research group Kantar said on Tuesday. Aldi was close behind, increasing its market share to more than 10% for the first time.