Warm weather helps boost Irish grocery sales by 4.8%
Take-home grocery sales in Ireland increased by 4.8% over the four weeks to June 14, 2026 compared to the same period last year.
According to the latest data from Worldpanel by Numerator, like-for-like grocery prices rose by 4.77%, marking a further easing of inflation and down 0.74 percentage points on the previous 12-week period.
The report shows that Irish shoppers made an average of 23.1 trips to stores during this period, one more than the previous month.
The warmer weather and at-home dining are driving demand as volume per buyer increased by 0.7% on the same period last year.
Grocery sales
Worldpanel by Numerator said that branded goods maintain the highest value share in shopper baskets at 49.1% over the latest 12-week period, growing by 8.8% in value.
Own label ranges grew behind branded goods in value terms at 3.3% but outpaced the market on volume, with pack growth ahead of the market at 3.2%.
Volume growth is more pronounced across premium ranges, up 10.3% in pack growth.
Shoppers are taking advantage of summer promotional offers, with promotional value spend reaching its highest point this year at 23.5%.
Warm weather
The data also shows that shoppers made the most of the recent warm weather which is reflected across several grocery categories.
Soft drinks grew by €2.9 million compared to last month, water and squash by €1.27 million, and ice-cream and sorbets added €4.2 million in value sales.
Suncare demand held firm, with shoppers spending an extra €2.2 million on the category.
More at-home eating also increased fruit sales by €549,000 and bakery breads by €302,000.
Eimear Faughnan, head of retail at Worldpanel by Numerator (Ireland), noted that June delivered another bank holiday and the start of the World Cup.
"Barbecues fired up across the country, with shoppers spending just over €502,000 more on chilled burgers and grills, and a further €775,000 on prepared salads.
"Shoppers also widened their drinks repertoire, spending an additional €2 million on flavoured alcoholic drinks and mixers, while beer and cider saw value sales fall by €3.3 million compared to last month," she said.
Supermarkets
Online sales continue to post strong growth in the latest 12-week period, increasing in value by 16.8% year on year.
According to the data, Dunnes holds its leading position at 23.8% market share, closely followed by Tesco with a 23.6% share of the market.
SuperValu’s value share over the latest 12-week period is 19.5%, Lidl grew its market share again this period to 15%, while Aldi maintains its value share of 11%.
