Seasonal Opportunities

HAVE A CRACKING EASTER

Easter sales in Independent and Symbol stores have been growing4. We recommend you treat the Easter season as a season of two halves: a fast start and a cracking finish!

Fast start your Easter sales

  • Over half of Easter confectionery is consumed before easter1
  • 70% of early Easter sales are Mini Eggs, self-eat eggs and Easter blocks2
  • Easter confectionery shoppers have a 43% higher basket spend than average3

Recommendations for a fast start

  • Signpost the season early in-store with an inspiring display* and make your customers aware of your range on social media
  • Focus on best-selling Mini Eggs, self-eat eggs and Easter blocks
  • Cadbury Creme Egg is the #1 selling Easter brand and Cadbury Mini Eggs handy bag size is the #1 selling product4

Finish the season with best-selling Easter gifts and shell eggs

  • Brand is a key driver of consumer purchase and Cadbury is the #1 brand
  • 66% of consumers buy both seasonal confectionery and standard confectionery, so it’s important to stock both6

Recommendation for a cracking seasonal finish

  • Get creative with displays*
  • Focus your range on shell eggs and gifts
  • Offer products that cover a range of price points and formats
  • Stock new products to engage new shoppers

* Where HFSS regulations apply, only non-HFSS products may be displayed in certain areas of the store

¹ Snackchat, Understanding Easter Shopper Behavour April 2022

² Snackchat, Understanding Easter Shopper Behavout April 2022

³ Lumina Intelligence Convenience Tracking Programme wc. Easter 2022

⁴ Nielsen I&S. Traditional Easter 20 weeks data to we 16.04.22 vs

⁵ Lumina Intelligence Convenience Tracking Programme wc. Easter 2022

⁶ Snackchat, Understanding Easter Shopper Behavout April 2022