Weight-loss jabs could be hitting supermarket sales

The growing popularity of weight-loss jabs could be affecting shopping habits in UK supermarkets, a leading research group has said, as 4 per cent of households are now using them.

- ATHENA STAVROU

The amount of groceries bought by shoppers fell over the past four weeks, the first year-on-year decline in 2025, data analysts Kantar said. Overall grocery volumes fell by 0.4 per cent in this period, as grocery price inflation, which hit 4.7 per cent this month, reached its highest level since March 2024.

But inflated prices are not the only factor that could be influencing changing shopping habits, with Kantar speculating that the surge in uptake of weight-loss jabs across the country could also be playing a part.