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The dear bills feeds the expensive prices and bites the wallet, so Italian families are forced to tighten their belts. Thus, the use of discount food: a change in habits and consumption to make ends meet. The latest data processed by Nielsen like4like for Fida Confcommercio and Federdistribuzione show a jump of more than 10% in turnover in September. For Donatella Prampolini di Fida ‘i discount they cannibalized the super and hypermarket channels, while for Federdistribuzione the figure confirms a growth trend that has been evident for some time.
ITALIANS PULL THE BELT AND RUN TO THE DISCOUNT
Different readings, but one thing is certain: the discounter is the only channel in the food trade sector to have increased the number of pieces sold. In the period January-August 2022 the «low cost market»Recorded an increase in sales volumes of almost 3 points compared to the same phase of the previous year.
Also Istat, in his latest survey, he photographed an important dynamic: in July the turnover of discount stores grew by 12.3%, detaching both the hypermarket and the supermarket channels by at least 5 points. The discounttherefore, it is increasingly a must for Italians who are losing purchasing power.
RACE TO THE DISCOUNT: “PEOPLE ARE SCARED”
Prampolini has no doubts. “It is a fact that follows people’s bellies: people get scared, fear the future and try to save money. It also happened with the crisis of 2009. As bills grow, so too will the turnover of discount stores ».
The sector has been in good health for some time, but for Prampolini the latest surge has a direct connection with the dear one bills. “The supermarket is struggling to keep inflation, it loses in terms of pieces sold, while the discounter grows”. Carlo Alberto Buttarelli, from the Federdistribuzione Research Office, is more cautious.
“The discount accelerate, it is certain. It is acquiring a new clientele, made up of people looking for savings, but there is no turn ». In short, consumption changes, but there would be no low-cost fever. Buttarelli insists on the “discount supermarket”: citizens would also choose it for its increasing attention to quality. The president of Fida-Confcommercio also speaks of “cyclical trends”.
“At the moment, families are moving to the discount store because it is the only lever they can use to cope with the high prices. When there will be answers on energy issues, people will return to choose the high quality of super and hypermarkets ».
While waiting for the future consumer behavior of Italians, Istat also comments on the data in a decisive way: «at the moment discount it is a sector that is growing stronger than the others ».
Last updated: Wednesday 5 October 2022, 21:25
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