CLIENT
Aldi Stores
Adam Zavalis, Marketing Director
AGENCY
Jamie Peate, Head of Retail Planning
Darren Hawkins, Strategy and Insight Director
Marie Koropisz, Planning Executive
Andrew Houghton, Research Manager
UM Manchester
Guy Beardsley, Group Media Director
Weber Shandwick
Red Consultancy
Gain Theory
SUMMARY
Despite having a winning formula as a deep-discounter supermarket Aldi still had an issue at Christmas. Its core shoppers spent disproportionately more than average on making their Christmas special, but they didn’t spend it all with Aldi, trading up-and-out into other retailers. By creating and sticking with Kevin the Carrot over Christmas 2016-2017, Aldi stayed more top-of-mind for its shoppers, built an emotional connection with the brand and showcased its range. Aldi reduced its Christmas dip in market share and became the fastest growing supermarket of Christmas 2016 and 2017.