February saw a continued trend from January with store trips, dollars spent, and units moved down across key grocery categories. While the general food category continues to see consumers shift to private label products – categories such as beverage and household needs have consumers switching back to branded products. 

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General Food

General Food
-3.2% store trips vs. 1 year ago
-8.3% dollar spend vs. 1 year ago
-10.5% units moved vs. 1 year ago
+4.9% share of purchases shifted to private label
Beverage
Beverage
-5.2% store trips vs. 1 year ago
-7.3% dollar spend vs. 1 year ago
-10.3% units moved vs. 1 year ago
+1.7% share of purchases shifted to branded
Household Needs
Household Needs
-3.1% store trips vs. 1 year ago
-3.2% dollar spend vs. 1 year ago
-3.8% units moved vs. 1 year ago
+6.2% share of purchases shifted to branded
Health Beauty
Health & Beauty
-9.9% store trips vs. 1 year ago
-9.7% dollar spend vs. 1 year ago
-14.0% units moved vs. 1 year ago
+7.4% share of purchases shifted to private label
General Merch
General Merchandise
-12.0% store trips vs. 1 year ago
-12.0% dollar spend vs. 1 year ago
-18.0% units moved vs. 1 year ago
+7.5% share of purchases shifted to branded

    

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