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