Hot coffee inflation in Germany stood at -47.160% in April 2023, according to GlobalData’s report on the prices of stock keeping units (SKUs) supplied through online retailers. In Q2 2024, GlobalData monitored the pricing of 781 hot coffee SKUs from companies such as Jacobs Coffee, Senseo and Dallmayr that were sold by e-retailers. Buy the report here.
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Pricing is crucial, especially in a challenging economic climate, as competitive pricing and price leadership impact consumers’ choices. GlobalData’s pricing analysis reveals that Kaufland offered lowest prices of the total SKUs within the hot coffee category from April through June 2024, followed by EDEKA 24 and Amazon Germany. According to the analysis, the price range of $20 and $50 was the most competitive, with 216 SKUs.
The chart below illustrates price leadership among the covered retailers which offer the highest number of low-priced products in the category. Of all retailers, Kaufland had greatest share of lowest prices for individual SKUs in hot coffee in Germany in Q2 2024.
Analysis of the quarterly price data showed that NULL offered the highest number of SKUs on discount among the listed SKUs for each retailer. Among variants, the tracker revealed classic and mild; pods as the most popular (by number of SKUs) hot coffee variants. These were priced 1.02% higher than the average price of a hot coffee SKU.
Among the e-retailers tracked by GlobalData, the leading ones, based on the number of SKUs, were Kaufland, EDEKA 24, Amazon Germany, Aldi and Rossmann. According to the analysis, Aldi had the lowest average unit price, while the retailer with the widest product assortment was Kaufland.
The report brings attention to the intricate pricing dynamics within the hot coffee market, examining both the SKU and retailer levels, and offering invaluable insights for stakeholders. Notably, Kaufland, EDEKA 24 and Amazon Germany stood out as prominent e-retailers, providing competitive pricing for a substantial number of hot coffee SKUs. However, to comprehensively grasp hot coffee market in Germany, continuous tracking of SKU pricing over time is necessary.
For a more detailed analysis of pricing trends in the Germany hot coffee market, buy the report here.
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GlobalData’s online price intelligence platform helps users analyze price leadership and price gaps, as well as visualize product variants at the SKU level, across multiple geographies, retailers, and categories. The platform, a product of Consumer Intelligence Center provides price insights from more than 370 online retailers across 44 countries.
