Kantar’s supermarket research shows consumers prepping for Halloween not Brexit

Fraser McKevitt, head of retail and consumer insight  at Kantar wrote: “Well-documented concerns about the availability of popular products in the event of a no-deal Brexit have not yet translated into a consistent increase in purchasing. Sales of dry pasta and healthcare products over the past four weeks were 9% and 7% higher than the same time last year, but those of canned products fell by 2% and frozen food by 1%. While a quarter of British consumers say they are considering stockpiling, it seems they are waiting to see how the next few weeks play out and we expect if they take any action it will be closer to the deadline, if a chaotic trading situation looks increasingly likely.”