PROMO SHIFT DASHBOARD
Keep a pulse on promotional activity.
Numerator’s newly refreshed Promo Shift Dashboard provides a quarterly glimpse of today’s promotional landscape. See how overall promotional volume is shifting over time, how temporary price reductions impact the digital promo game, and how national brand promotions stack up against private label brands.
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Latest Update: 8/5/2024
Monthly Promotional Volume
Web promotions and weekly ad volume were both down in June 2024 (-3% vs. YA and -2.3%) after a spike in May. Web promotions account for nearly three-quarters (73%) of overall promotional volume between the two.
PROMOTIONAL
VOLUME
-2.8%
vs. prior year
- Web Promotions: Promotions that appear on retailer’s website including their home page, coupon page, deal page and more.
- Weekly Ad: Promotional vehicle used to drive consumer traffic for advertised items.
- Weekly Ad – Bonus Pages: Weekly ads that have confirmed digital distribution
- Secondary Weekly Ads: An additional weekly ad that is available in market. For example, specific grand opening weekly ads, bilingual weekly ads, etc.
- In-Store Coupon Books: Weekly ads that are available in-store (coupon books, savings guides, in-store circulars). Does not include any shelf, tag or on-package offers.
- Newspaper / Run of Press: Ads that appear in local and national newspapers printed directly as part of the newspaper itself, not an inserted copy of the weekly ad. (*included in Weekly Ad volume)
Temporary Price Reduction Trends
The use of temporary price reductions continues to grow, with June TPR volume up versus last month and last year. Jewel-Osco, Acme Markets, Albertsons, Meijer and Safeway were the top retailers using TPRs in June.
TPR VOLUME
+20%
vs. prior year
- Digital Temporary Price Reduction (TPR): Digital promotions where a price is temporarily reduced. TPRs are one of the biggest areas of trade spend and allow users to get a more holistic view of the dynamic promotional landscape.
Private Label Promotions
National brands continue to drive the bulk of promotional volume, accounting for 88% of all ad blocks in June. This distribution between national and private label brand promotions has remained relatively consistent for the past year.
There's more to know...
Over two-fifths of shoppers say they are currently using coupons and discount codes to save money. Learn more about consumer confidence and spending & saving considerations in our Monthly Consumer Sentiment Tracker.