Sugar confectionery inflation in Portugal stood at -2.910% in Q3 2024, according to GlobalData’s report on the prices of stock keeping units (SKUs) supplied through online retailers. In Q3 2024, GlobalData monitored the pricing of 483 sugar confectionery SKUs from companies such as Fini, Halls and Vidal that were sold by e-retailers. Buy the report here.
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Pricing is crucial, especially in a challenging economic climate, as competitive pricing and price leadership impact consumers’ choices. GlobalData’s pricing analysis reveals that Supermercado Elcorteingles offered lowest prices of the total SKUs within the sugar confectionery category from July through September 2024, followed by Auchan Portugal and Continente. According to the analysis, the price range of $5 and below was the most competitive, with 462 SKUs.
The chart below illustrates price leadership among the covered retailers which offer the highest number of low-priced products in the category. Of all retailers, Supermercado Elcorteingles had greatest share of lowest prices for individual SKUs in sugar confectionery in Portugal in Q3 2024.
Analysis of the quarterly price data showed that no discounts were offered for sugar confectionery category by the retailers tracked by GlobalData. Among variants, the tracker revealed strawberry and menthol; candy as the most popular (by number of SKUs) sugar confectionery variants. These were priced 6.15% lower than the average price of a sugar confectionery SKU.
Among the e-retailers tracked by GlobalData, the leading ones, based on the number of SKUs, were Supermercado Elcorteingles, Auchan Portugal, Continente, and . According to the analysis, Auchan Portugal had the lowest average unit price, while the retailer with the widest product assortment was Supermercado Elcorteingles.
The report brings attention to the intricate pricing dynamics within the sugar confectionery market, examining both the SKU and retailer levels, and offering invaluable insights for stakeholders. Notably, Supermercado Elcorteingles, Auchan Portugal and Continente stood out as prominent e-retailers, providing competitive pricing for a substantial number of sugar confectionery SKUs. However, to comprehensively grasp sugar confectionery market in Portugal, continuous tracking of SKU pricing over time is necessary.
For a more detailed analysis of pricing trends in the Portugal sugar confectionery market, buy the report here.
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GlobalData’s online price intelligence platform helps users analyze price leadership and price gaps, as well as visualize product variants at the SKU level, across multiple geographies, retailers, and categories. The platform, a product of Consumer Intelligence Center provides price insights from more than 370 online retailers across 44 countries.
