CONSUMER&

BRANDBrandKPIs

for

grocery

stores:

FoodLion

in

the

United

StatesConsumer

Insights

reportNovember2024Discover

your

Brand

KPI

scores.

Benchmark

against

competitors

and

measureyour

brand’s

marketimpactIntroduction:

studydetailsThe

reportMethodologyThisreport

hasbeen

created

usingthe

datafromStatista’sConsumer

InsightsBrand

KPIs.Thereportprovides

you

with

key

consumer

insightsandbenchmarks

forabrand’sperformance

againsttheindustryoverall

and

theircompetitors.Design:OnlineSurveyDuration:

approx.

15

minutesLanguage:official

language(s)

ofeach

country

withAmerican

Englishoffered

asanalternativeRegions:Brazil,Germany,

India,

Mexico,

U.S.

and

UKNumberofrespondents:approx.

1250Ourdataallows

you

tomeasure

each

brand’spositioninthe

market

bycreating

aprofile

usingStatista’s5key

performance

indicators.

Which

are:

awareness,popularity,usage,loyalty,and

media

buzz.Sample:

Internet

users,

aged18

-64,

quotasset

ongender

and

ageThisreport

is

basedon

Food

Lion’s

performance

inthegrocery

store

market.Fieldwork:June2024Ifyou

would

liketofind

out

more

abouttheConsumerInsightsatStatista

or

theBrandProfiler,

please

clickthe

linkbelow.2Notes:Sources:

Statista

Consumer

Insights

Global,

asofNovember202479%

of

Food

Lion

users

display

loyalty

towards

the

brandIntroduction:

key

insightsWhodoesthebrandappeal

to?How

doesthebrandperform

inthemarket??Food

Lion’s

branding

resonates

more

with

Gen

X?Food

Lion

ranksoutsidethe

Top

10

inawarenesswithin

the

grocery

store

market?Food

Lion

generally

appealstomen

more

thanwomen?Thepopularity

ratingof

Food

Lion

is28%?Food

Lion

ranksninth

inusage?Among

Food

Lion

enthusiasts,30%

fallunderthehigh-income

category?Interms

of

loyalty,Food

Lionis

outsidetheTop10

in?Consumers

want

theirgrocery

store

brandstohavethe

United

Stateshighvalue,friendliness,

and

honesty

/trustworthiness?Food

Lion

hasascore

of19%

formedia

buzz3Sources:

Statista

Consumer

Insights

Global,

asofNovember2024CHAPTER

01Brand

profileInthissection,

we

show

the

demographics

and

attitudesof

consumers

who

saytheylikethisbrandversus

the

share

ofindustryusers.

Thechapteraimsto

bringclarity

tocompanies

who

want

to

know

whotheirbrandingiscurrently

appealingtoand

what

theythinkaboutthe

industry.4Loyalty

is

the

highest

scoring

KPI

for

Food

Lion

at

79%Brand

profile:

snapshotBrand

performance

of

FoodLionintheUnitedStates79%50%28%23%19%AwarenessPopularityUsageLoyaltyBuzz5Notes:Grocery

stores‘a(chǎn)wareness’,‘popularity’,

‘usage’,‘loyalty’

and

‘buzz’

by

brand;

Multi

pick;

Base:

n=1,244,

all

respondents(awareness),

n=617,

respondents

who

know

the

individual

brand

(popularity),

n=617,

respondents

whoknow

the

individual

brand(usage),

n=142,

respondents

who

have

used

the

individual

brand

(loyalty),

n=617,

respondents

who

know

the

individual

brand

(buzz)Sources:

Statista

Consumer

Insights

Global,

asofNovember2024Food

Lion’s

branding

resonatesmore

with

Gen

XBrand

profile:

consumer

demographics

(1/3)Measuring

attitudesand

opinions

among

generationshelpsidentifyyourtarget

audience

foryournextcampaigns.Share

ofgenerations36%35%32%Withthatinmind,when

looking

atthe

shareofconsumers

who

likeFood

Lionbygeneration

versusthe

share

of

industryusers

ingeneral,

we

cansee

thatFood

Lionislikedby10%

of

Baby

boomers

and32%

ofGen

Xers,

whereas

thetotalshare

ofindustryusers

is11%

and

29%,

respectively.29%24%23%ForMillennials

andGen

Z,

35%

and

23%

feel

positivelytowards

Food

Lion,versus36%

and24%.

Socurrently,forFood

Lion,Gen

X

connects

most

withtheirbrandcompared

to

theoverall

industryuser.11%10%Gen

ZMillennialsGen

XBaby

BoomerBrand

enthusiastIndustryuser6Notes:“How

oldareyou?”;Single

Pick;“When

it

comestogrocery

stores,

which

ofthe

following

brands

do

youlike?”;

Multi

Pick;

Base:n=173,

FoodLion

enthusiast,

n=1,208,

grocery

storeusersSources:

Statista

Consumer

Insights

Global,

asofNovember2024Food

Lion

generally

appeals

to

men

more

than

womenBrand

profile:

consumer

demographics

(2/3)GenderTheGender

splitbetween

brandenthusiastsof

Food

Lionshows

thatwomen

are

lesslikely

to

haveanaffinitywith

the

brandcompared

to

men.LGBTQIA+statusUnderstanding

and

respecting

thediverse

needsandidentitiesof8%10%88%consumers

is

becoming

more

and

moreimportant,notjustfrom

asensitivitypointof

view,

but

also

fromrecognizingpotential

businessopportunities

thatcome

withinclusivity

and

diversity.

Andcurrently,

Food

Lion

hasalowerproportion

of

LGBTQIA+

consumerswhen

compared

tothe

industryusers

ingeneral.48%52%52%

ofmen

likeFood

Lioncompared

to48%

ofwomen,

whereas

fortheoverallindustry,50%

of

women

usegrocerystores

compared

to50%

of

men.50%50%90%8%

of

Food

Lion

enthusiastsconsiderthemselves

to

bepartof

the

LGBTQIA+community

compared

to10%

amongindustryusers

overall.Brand

enthusiastFemaleIndustryuserMaleBrand

enthusiastIndustryuserNot

givenYesNo7Notes:“What

is

yourgender?”;Single

Pick;“Doyouconsider

yourself

partofthe

LGBTQ+community?”;

Single

Pick;

“When

it

comes

to

grocery

stores,

which

ofthe

following

brands

do

youlike?”;

Multi

Pick;

Base:

n=173,

FoodLionenthusiast,

n=1,208,

grocery

storeusersSources:

Statista

Consumer

Insights

Global,

asofNovember2024Among

Food

Lion

enthusiasts,

30%

fall

under

the

high-income

categoryBrand

profile:

consumer

demographics

(3/3)HouseholdincomeThegraphillustratestheannualhousehold

income

distribution

amongenthusiastsof

thebrand

anduserswithin

the

industry.HouseholdtypeThechartshows

thehousehold

type,takinginto

account

factorssuchashousehold

size,

familystructure,

andthe

number

ofchildren.27%26%Single30%33%34%33%16%15%CoupleSingleparentNuclear30%

ofFood

Lion

enthusiastsare

fromhigh-income

households.Food

Lion’s

brandisgenerally

enjoyedmore

byconsumers

who

arepartof

anuclearhousehold,

23%

of

Food

Lionenthusiastshavethiscurrent

livingsituation.10%11%37%23%22%Multi-generational5%5%12%32%ExtendedOther15%8%6%Brand

enthusiastIndustryuserLowHighMediumBrand

enthusiastIndustryuser8Notes:Recode

based

on’’Monthly/annual

household

income

(local

currency)’’;Single

Pick;Typology

basedon

’’household

size’’,

’’household

constellation’’

and

’’children

under

the

ageof14

in

household’’;

Single

Pick;“When

it

comesto

grocery

stores,

which

ofthe

following

brands

do

youlike?”;Multi

Pick;Base:

n=173,

FoodLion

enthusiast,

n=1,208,

grocery

storeusersSources:

Statista

Consumer

Insights

Global,

asofNovember2024Consumers

want

their

grocery

store

brands

to

have

high

value,

friendliness,

andhonesty

/

trustworthinessBrand

profile:

qualitiesQualitiesuserswant

from

grocery

store

brandsForgrocery

stores,

thetopthreequalitiesusers

want

from

abrand

arehighvalue,friendliness,

and

honesty

/trustworthiness.Authenticity80%Thrill/ExcitementSustainabilityBoldnessCleverness60%40%20%0%Food

Lionusers

alsoappreciate

thesekey

attributes,indicating

Food

Lionexudes

thesequalities.SocialresponsibilityCoolnessThequalitiesthatFood

Lion

enthusiastsareleast

focused

on

arethrill/excitement

andinclusiveness.ReliabilityExclusivityFood

Lionshould

work

on

promotingreliability

to

convert

enthusiastsintoowners.InnovationInclusivenessFriendlinessHighvalueHonesty/trustworthinessIndustryuserBrandenthusiastBrandowner9Notes:“When

it

comesto

grocery

stores,

which

ofthese

aspects

are

mostimportant

to

you?”;Multi

Pick;

“When

it

comes

togrocery

stores,

which

ofthe

following

brands

do

youlike?”;

Multi

Pick;

“When

it

comes

togrocery

stores,which

ofthe

following

brands

have

youused

in

the

past12

months?”;

Multi

Pick;

Base:

n=142,

FoodLion

users’,n=173,

FoodLion

enthusiast,

n=1,208,

grocery

storeusersSources:

Statista

Consumer

Insights

Global,

asofNovember2024Among

Food

Lion

fans,

34%

state

that

they

get

excited

about

grocery

storesBrand

profile:

attitudesWhat

doconsumersthink

ofgrocery

stores

ingeneral?53%45%41%39%38%36%34%32%30%30%28%22%Sustainability

is

Ivaluealow

priceimportant

to

me

over

highqualityIamwellinformedIrely

onbrands

Iget

excited

about

IliketotalkaboutIknow

and

trustgrocery

storestopicsrelating

togrocery

storesBrand

enthusiastIndustryuser10

Notes:“Which

ofthese

statements

about

grocery

stores

do

youagreewith?”;

Multi

Pick;“When

it

comesto

grocery

stores,

which

ofthe

following

brands

do

youlike?”;Multi

Pick;Base:n=173,

FoodLionenthusiast,

n=1,208,

grocerystoreusersSources:

Statista

Consumer

Insights

Global,

asofNovember2024CHAPTER

02Brand

KPIs

&

benchmarkingInthischapter,youcansee

howabrandperforms

againsttheirmaincompetitors

inthe

marketplace.Thissection

allows

benchmarking

ofthekey

performance

indicatorsfrom

the

brandprofile

againsttheindustryasawhole

andotherindustryleaders.1179%

of

Food

Lion

users

display

loyalty

towards

the

brandBrand

KPIs

&benchmarking:

IndustrycomparisonBrand

performanceWhen

itcomes

to

grocery

stores,

theaverageawareness

ofabrandinthe

United

Statesis63%.Awareness

ofFood

Lion,however,

isat50%.Awareness28%

ofU.S.

grocery

store

users

say

theylikeFood

Lion,compared

to

anindustryaverage

brandpopularity

of33%.23%

ofindustryusers

intheUnitedStatessaythey

useFood

Lion,with

theaverage

usageof

abrand

at28%.BuzzPopularity79%

ofbrandusers

saytheywould

usethe

brandagain,compared

toanaverage

loyalty

score

of

80%.Food

Lionhasbeen

noticed

less

inthemediacompared

to

other

brands,with

a“Buzz”score

of19%compared

to

22%.Sooverall,

the

results

showtheir

performance

tobebelow

average

compared

to

theindustry.LoyaltyBrandUsageIndustryaverage12

Notes:Grocery

stores‘a(chǎn)wareness’,‘popularity’,

‘usage’,‘loyalty’

and

‘buzz’

by

brand;

Multi

pick;

Base:

n=1,244,

all

respondents(awareness),

n=617,

respondents

who

know

the

individual

brand

(popularity),

n=617,

respondents

whoknow

the

individual

brand(usage),

n=142,

respondents

who

have

used

the

individual

brand

(loyalty),

n=617,

respondents

who

know

the

individual

brand

(buzz)Sources:

Statista

Consumer

Insights

Global,

asofNovember2024Food

Lionranks

outside

the

Top

10

in

awareness

within

the

grocery

storemarketBrand

KPIs

&benchmarking:

awarenessSummaryAwarenessofFood

LionRank#

BrandAwareness

%Driving

recognition

will

lead

to

growing

yourcustomerbaseand

measuring

brandawareness

isakeycomponent

toachieve

this.Withthisscore,

you

cangaugethe

current

market

presence

ofabrand,understandthebrand’svisibility,competitiveness,

andrecognition

among

theirtarget

audience.

Further

tothis,itisaperfect

way

toassess

yourcurrentmarketing

strategies.1WalmartTarget97%94%87%87%82%82%79%74%60%58%23Sam'sClubCostco450%50%5KrogerUsingtheconcept

of

aided

brand

recognition,

showingrespondents

both

the

brand’slogo

andthe

writtenbrandname,we

asked:

“Doyou

know

thisbrand,

evenifonly

byname?”.6Aldi7WholeFoods

MarketsTrader

Joe'sPublix8Outofallrespondents,

50%

were

aware

of

Food

Lion.Thisranksthemoutsidethe

Top

10

compared

tootherbrandssurveyed

inthismarket.9AwarenessN/A10Safeway13

Notes:“Doyouknow

this

brand,

evenif

only

by

name?”;Multi

Pick;

Base:

n=1,244,

all

respondents

(awareness)Sources:

Statista

Consumer

Insights

Global,

asofNovember2024The

popularity

rating

of

Food

Lion

is

28%Brand

KPIs

&benchmarking:

popularitySummaryPopularity

ofFood

LionRank#

BrandPopularity%ThepopularityKPIisagreat

indicatorof

brandperception

among

current

andpotentialfuturecustomers.

Thesocial

proof

provided

byahigh

scorecansignifyhow

trustworthy

abrandisandinfluenceconsumer

engagement.

Brandswith

alarge

engagedfollowing

canoften

enjoy

higherlevels

of

advocacyandloyalty.1WalmartAldi71%44%42%41%38%36%30%29%28%28%228%3Target4KrogerOutofconsumers

who

knew

thebrand,

28%

saidtheyliked

Food

Lion.Thisranksthemninth

compared

toother

brandssurveyed

inthismarket.5Costco6Sam'sClubTrader

Joe'sPublix772%89FoodLionAlbertsonsPopularityN/A1014

Notes:“When

it

comesto

grocery

stores,

which

ofthe

following

brands

do

youlike?”;Multi

Pick;Base:

n=617,

respondents

who

know

the

individual

brand

(popularity)Sources:

Statista

Consumer

Insights

Global,

asofNovember2024Food

Lionranks

ninth

in

usageBrand

KPIs

&benchmarking:

usageSummaryUsage

ofFood

LionRank#

BrandUsage

%72%Afterpopularity,we

want

tocover

thevalueactiongapsotounderstandifthe

brandwas

alsobeing

used,weasked

each

respondent:

“When

itcomes

to

grocerystores,

which

ofthefollowing

brandshaveyou

used

inthe

past12

months?”.1WalmartAldi23%238%3Target38%Outofconsumers

who

knew

thebrand,

23%

saidtheyused

Food

Lion.

Thisranksthemninth

compared

toother

brandssurveyed

inthismarket.4Kroger35%5Costco31%6Sam'sClubPublix27%724%77%8Stop

&ShopFoodLionAlbertsons23%923%UsageN/A1023%15

Notes:“When

it

comesto

grocery

stores,

which

ofthe

following

brands

have

youused

in

the

past12

months?”;

Multi

Pick;Base:

n=617,

respondents

who

know

the

individual

brandSources:

Statista

Consumer

Insights

Global,

asofNovember2024In

terms

of

loyalty,

Food

Lion

is

outside

the

Top

10

in

the

United

StatesBrand

KPIs

&benchmarking:

loyaltySummaryLoyalty

ofFood

Lion’sconsumersRank#

BrandLoyalty

%92%Afterascertaining

the

usageof

abrandinthe

last12months,the

next

most

important

indicatorisbrandloyalty.

Thisscore

allows

ustoestablish

whether

abrandisperforming

well

inregard

to

customerretention.

Measuring

brandloyalty

establishes

aclearfeedback

loop

with

customers,

providing

valuableinsightsinto

customer

satisfaction

and

preferences.

Itisalso

apowerful

predictor

to

help

guide

marketingstrategies

andforecast

futuresalesandrevenue

moreaccurately.1WalmartKroger21%287%3Sam'sClubWholeFoods

MarketsCostco87%486%585%6Aldi85%Tomeasure

the

loyalty

of

theseconsumers

we

askeach

respondent:

“When

itcomes

to

grocery

stores,which

of

the

following

brandsareyou

likely

touseagaininthe

future?”.7Trader

Joe'sPublix84%882%79%9Safeway82%Outofrespondents

whohaveused

Food

Lion,79%saidthey

would

usethebrand

again.LoyaltyN/A10Target80%16

Notes:“When

it

comesto

grocery

stores,

which

ofthe

following

brands

are

youlikely

touse

againin

the

future?”;

Multi

Pick;Base:n=142,

respondents

who

have

used

the

individual

brand

(loyalty)Sources:

Statista

Consumer

Insights

Global,

asofNovember2024Food

Lion

has

a

score

of

19%

for

media

buzzBrand

KPIs

&benchmarking:

buzzSummaryBuzzofFood

LionRank#

BrandBuzz%48%Isthebrand

hot

or

not?Isitcausingastirinthemediaandonline,tofind

thisoutwe

asked

each

respondent:“Whichof

the

following

brandshaveyounoticed

inthemedia,on

social

media,or

inadvertising

inthepast3months?”.1WalmartTargetAldi19%234%330%Outofconsumers

who

knew

thebrand,

19%

saidtheyhadheardaboutFood

Lion

inthe

media.

This

ranksthemeighthcompared

to

other

brandssurveyed

inthismarket.4CostcoKrogerSam'sClubLidl29%523%622%719%8FoodLionBJ's19%81%918%BuzzN/A10Publix18%17

Notes:“Which

ofthe

following

brands

have

younoticed

in

the

media,

onsocial

media,

orin

advertising

in

the

past3months?”;

Multi

Pick;

Base:

n=617,

respondents

who

know

the

individual

brand

(Buzz)Sources:

Statista

Consumer

Insights

Global,

asofNovember2024STATISTACONSUMER

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