Changing behaviours on supermarkets

[aimee309]

I feel that I have seen more people stocking up on shelf stable goods and the supermarkets seem to have more 'bulk buy' offers. What do you think? Am I imagining it?

Sainsbury's lists "stock up" under their new and trending category online.

I've seen seen several people say they've had comments from supermarket delivery drivers that they're getting lots of orders full of tins etc..

I think there was something that came out recently saying that tinned food sales were up year on year.

I don't think you're imagining it.

My local Asda is doing an offer on that pek pork luncheon meat. As soon as you walk in its there in a big pile at the entrance. It's usually sparkling wine or crates of beers or other attractive loss leaders.

Never seen pork luncheon meat before.

Although I’ve noticed a new “bulk buys” aisle in my supermarket I haven’t noticed anything different: and I probably go most days!

My friend who has worked in supermarkets for years said it’s not been any different and people always bulk buy shelf-stable stuff (and bread/milk/meat) in January once we get the annual “6 weeks of snow hell” headlines in the Daily Fail

There's some kind of "price lock" promotion at Sainsbury's for 8 weeks. After 8 weeks is the week prior to Brexit. Hmmm.

I think the supermarkets are after some of the Costco business. Our local Tesco now has a bulk buy aisle of massive tubs. I used to only know one person with a Costco card, now every other person seems to have them. The whole MoneySavingExpert/Martin Lewis/Shop Well For Less etc. trend seems to have really taken hold recently; people are sick of poor value for money and realising that they can make their money go a lot further by planning meals, having tinned food some days a week. I’m sure there’s an element of Brexit prep but I think it’s a bigger trend overall.

Costco have been really promoting themselves for the last few years. It used to be quite unprompted but then about 5 years ago they started coming in to our workplace offering sweeteners for joining up and literally walking around the office bringing us boxes of chocolates and biscuits and wine with sign-up sheets. They also put a petrol station in our local one 2 years ago and that have proved immensely popular: in fact trying to get in to the car park is impossible since then.

Went to asda at the weekend- I usually only go to stock up on cereal as it is one of the few that stocks ones we can have due to allergies. Normally the top of the shelves has a few "ask a colleague to get these down for you" bits. This time it was every set of shelves and stacked 3 deep. A definite change and really noticable given I don't go in very often.