Asda: Morrisons

Morrisons: Lidl and Waitrose also saw strong growth, it added. , according to BBC. Kantar looked at supermarket spending for the 12 weeks to 30 March, compared with the same period a year ago. Continue reading the main story Supermarket sweep Tesco remained the leading UK supermarket, with 28.6% of market share, down from 29.7% for the same period a year ago. Asda had 17.4%, Sainsburyas had 16.5%, and Morrisons had 11.1% of the market in the 12 weeks ending 30 March. The "big four" all experienced a drop in market share compared with the same period a year ago. Aldias share of the market rose from 3.4% to 4.6%. Waitrose had 5% of UK sales in the in the 12 weeks ending 30 March 2014, compared with 4.8% in the same period last year. Tesco, Asda, Sainsburyas and Morrisons all experienced a decline in sales. Nevertheless, Tesco still dominates the market with a 28.6% share, compared with 4.6% for Aldi. Aldi recorded a record gain of market share over the year, Kantar said, rising by more than a third. Of the "big four" chains, Asda was the most resilient, while Morrisons lost the most market share. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.