Private label reaches record 50% unit share across Europe’s six biggest grocery markets

Supermarket private label brands have spent the last decade becoming powerful brands in their own right. Given that a normal shopping basket today costs the same as a premium basket did last year, price-conscious consumers are making hard decisions about which products to buy. Retailers’ product ranges include cheap basics, premium treats, healthy and high-protein foods, and trendy lifestyle items which are proving a trusted and attractive alternative to national brands…