AUS Retail Grocery and Food - PPC Market Share Analysis August 2026

Leveraging Adthena’s Whole Market View, this analysis explores recent trends in Google Ads for the AUS Grocery and Food category from the last month. Our Data Analyst, Ask Arlo provides commentary on key findings.

Grocery and Food – AUS

Google AI Overview visibility for Retail Grocery and Food AUS

See how often AIOs appear and how search intent is distributed across buying signals.

AIO Frequency

How often a Google AI overview appears on search terms relevant to this category.

Frequency Percentage
Frequency 26.3879237428
73.6120762572
26%

Complex Query Frequency

A complex query is a longer, more detailed search that often contains multiple keywords, specific conditions, or multi-part questions.

Frequency Percentage
Frequency 20
80
20%

Search Intent Distribution

Breakdown of search queries by their underlying goal.

Intent Distribution
Investigational 4%
Transactional 14%
Navigational 4%
Seasonal 1%
Local 9%
Problem Solving 6%

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Market Exposure

Share of Clicks for top 10 AUS Retail Grocery and Food brands

Here are the Top 10 competitors in the industry by Share of Clicks for the last month.

Share of Clicks - Last month
Share of Clicks - Last month
Domain Share of clicks
woolworths.com.au 48.02
coles.com.au 20.58
danmurphys.com.au 4.06
taste.com.au 2.23
bws.com.au 2.23
7eleven.com.au 1.81
liteneasy.com.au 1.52
liquorland.com.au 1.48
cheesecake.com.au 0.93
kfc.com.au 0.84
others 16.3
  • woolworths.com.au - 48.02%
  • coles.com.au - 20.58%
  • danmurphys.com.au - 4.06%
  • taste.com.au - 2.23%
  • bws.com.au - 2.23%
  • 7eleven.com.au - 1.81%
  • liteneasy.com.au - 1.52%
  • liquorland.com.au - 1.48%
  • cheesecake.com.au - 0.93%
  • kfc.com.au - 0.84%
  • others - 16.3%

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In the PPC landscape, Woolworths dominates with 48.02% click share, followed by Coles at 20.58%. Dan Murphy’s holds 4.06%, while ‘others’ collectively capture 16.30%.

Market Exposure

Share of Spend for the top 10 AUS Retail Grocery and Food brands

Curious about your market position? Here you can see the Top 10 competitors in the industry by Share of Spend for the last month. 

Share of Spend - Last Month
Share of Spend - Last Month
Date woolworths.com.au coles.com.au liteneasy.com.au danmurphys.com.au liquorland.com.au hellofresh.com.au taste.com.au youfoodz.com mymusclechef.com doordash.com
2026/08/01 27.54% 15.21% 5.34% 2.61% 1.75% 2.95% 0.59% 3.95% 1.34% 1.66%
2026/08/02 26.76% 15.43% 5.53% 2.53% 1.71% 2.89% 0.63% 4.23% 1.84% 2.4%
2026/08/03 27.13% 15.62% 6.43% 3.23% 2.18% 2.28% 0.78% 3.61% 1.65% 2.18%
2026/08/04 27.24% 15.62% 4.5% 3.19% 1.78% 4.34% 0.69% 3.98% 1.78% 2.49%
2026/08/05 26.43% 13.12% 7.35% 1.95% 1.29% 3.06% 1.51% 5.24% 2.1% 1.71%
2026/08/06 27.37% 13.78% 4.89% 2.29% 1.08% 3.38% 1.6% 4.94% 0.99% 2.44%
2026/08/07 27.69% 15.06% 5.13% 2.75% 1.28% 3.54% 1.45% 4.44% 2.04% 1.54%
2026/08/08 24.38% 12.41% 2.53% 6.84% 2.79% 3.81% 1.39% 5.6% 1.76% 2.43%
2026/08/09 24.61% 14.11% 7.7% 3.59% 2% 3.38% 1.36% 5.89% 1.52% 1.43%
2026/08/10 22.95% 12.9% 8.54% 4.21% 1.95% 3.51% 1.86% 5.69% 1.91% 1.24%
2026/08/11 23.25% 10.75% 4.81% 4.35% 1.29% 4.63% 1.71% 4.44% 2.76% 1.74%
2026/08/12 24.59% 11.78% 8.36% 4.64% 0.97% 2.7% 1.91% 5.41% 1.29% 1.44%
2026/08/13 24.89% 11.22% 6.49% 4.61% 0.96% 3.87% 1.76% 5.16% 1.56% 1.64%
2026/08/14 25.53% 13.22% 6.95% 3.73% 0.76% 4.06% 1.2% 5.61% 1.91% 1.34%
2026/08/15 24.16% 14.22% 3.78% 5.37% 0.94% 1.67% 1.26% 4.27% 0.87% 1.42%
2026/08/16 23.94% 12.36% 7.94% 4.74% 0.68% 2.76% 1.69% 6.16% 0.92% 1.36%
2026/08/17 26.07% 13.79% 8.79% 5.85% 1.01% 1.78% 1.21% 5.5% 0.42% 1.31%
2026/08/18 24.06% 13.8% 5.66% 5.65% 1.32% 2.52% 1.61% 4.03% 1% 1.32%
2026/08/19 25.22% 14.87% 4.08% 5.99% 1.51% 2.82% 1.83% 4.5% 1.34% 1.32%
2026/08/20 27.14% 13.74% 5.38% 4.65% 1.8% 3.2% 2.15% 3.72% 0.77% 1.27%
2026/08/21 26.06% 12.6% 6.42% 3.86% 1.85% 5.31% 2.09% 4% 1.71% 1.38%
2026/08/22 25.42% 12.64% 5.73% 3.15% 1.81% 5.2% 1.91% 3.74% 3.13% 1.5%
2026/08/23 24.87% 12.7% 5.26% 3.21% 1.34% 4.37% 1.71% 4.72% 3.21% 1.2%
2026/08/24 24.78% 12.04% 7.81% 4.75% 1.99% 3.69% 1.82% 4.64% 1.27% 1.33%
2026/08/25 25.97% 11.03% 6.88% 4.23% 1.67% 4.79% 2.11% 4.68% 1.81% 1.06%
2026/08/26 30.52% 12.46% 3.39% 5.03% 1.39% 5.15% 2.33% 3.31% 1.08% 1.05%
2026/08/27 27.08% 11.8% 4.6% 5.58% 1.57% 5.49% 2.46% 4.12% 1.16% 1.31%
2026/08/28 25.76% 11.08% 6.16% 4.23% 1.32% 4.8% 2.32% 3.58% 1.21% 2.76%
2026/08/29 24.6% 10.93% 8.34% 4.27% 1.85% 6% 2.34% 3.04% 1.89% 2%
2026/08/30 24.75% 11.59% 7.38% 4.5% 1.47% 5.46% 1.94% 2.9% 1.57% 1.68%
2026/08/31 25.4% 11.88% 5.42% 5.06% 2.86% 2.69% 2.25% 2.02% 1.7% 1.37%
  • woolworths.com.au
  • coles.com.au
  • liteneasy.com.au
  • danmurphys.com.au
  • liquorland.com.au
  • hellofresh.com.au
  • taste.com.au
  • youfoodz.com
  • mymusclechef.com
  • doordash.com

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Woolworths led August with fluctuating spend, peaking at 30.52% on the 26th. Coles saw a decline, ending at 11.88%. Lite n’ Easy and Dan Murphy’s showed varied trends, while HelloFresh peaked at 6.00% on the 29th.

Market Exposure

Competitor Count for AUS Retail Grocery and Food

Ever wondered how many competitors you’re up against in your industry? Well look no further, here we can see the number of advertisers bidding over the last month. 

Competitor Count - Last month
Competitor Count - Last month
Date Competitor Count
2026/08/01 1521
2026/08/02 1510
2026/08/03 1513
2026/08/04 1501
2026/08/05 1366
2026/08/06 1389
2026/08/07 1383
2026/08/08 1283
2026/08/09 1315
2026/08/10 1330
2026/08/11 1372
2026/08/12 1320
2026/08/13 1293
2026/08/14 1288
2026/08/15 1257
2026/08/16 1246
2026/08/17 1238
2026/08/18 1228
2026/08/19 1210
2026/08/20 1239
2026/08/21 1273
2026/08/22 1297
2026/08/23 1308
2026/08/24 1298
2026/08/25 1286
2026/08/26 1274
2026/08/27 1246
2026/08/28 1282
2026/08/29 1295
2026/08/30 1311
2026/08/31 1340

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August began with 1,521 advertisers, dipping to 1,210 mid-month. A recovery followed, ending at 1,340.

Campaign Efficiency

Market Loss & Market Gains for AUS Retail Grocery and Food

Here we’re looking at the Top 10 biggest industry movers by market share gains and losses for the last 30 days.

Market Loss & Market Gains - Last month
Market Loss & Market Gains - Last month
Name Market Trend
woolworths.com.au 4.51%
taste.com.au 0.51%
danmurphys.com.au 0.31%
liquorland.com.au 0.19%
7eleven.com.au 0.18%
doordash.com -0.19%
liteneasy.com.au -0.2%
youfoodz.com -0.25%
kfc.com.au -0.36%
coles.com.au -3.37%

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Woolworths surged with a 4.51% click share increase, while Coles dropped by 3.37%. Taste.com.au and Dan Murphy’s also saw gains, contrasting with declines for KFC and Youfoodz.

Campaign Efficiency

AUS Retail Grocery and Food Share of Impressions

Take a look at the Top 10 competitors in the industry by Share of Impressions over the last month.

Date woolworths.com.au coles.com.au danmurphys.com.au taste.com.au liquorland.com.au bws.com.au doordash.com liteneasy.com.au amazon.com.au youfoodz.com
2026/08/01 34.97% 22.99% 2.52% 1.35% 1.51% 1.28% 1.93% 1.22% 2.37% 1.5%
2026/08/02 35.42% 23.32% 2.58% 1.35% 1.49% 1.36% 2.98% 1.07% 2.45% 1.33%
2026/08/03 35.16% 23.02% 3.61% 1.67% 1.95% 1.39% 2.24% 1.32% 2.38% 1.28%
2026/08/04 35.55% 22.36% 3.64% 1.53% 1.74% 1.14% 2.63% 0.96% 2.22% 1.39%
2026/08/05 36.97% 20.38% 2.42% 3.04% 1.09% 0.91% 1.71% 1.5% 1.76% 1.77%
2026/08/06 37.13% 21.29% 2.58% 2.93% 0.96% 1.12% 2.18% 0.93% 1.48% 1.52%
2026/08/07 37.32% 22.3% 3.1% 2.71% 1.03% 1.43% 1.49% 0.96% 1.32% 1.48%
2026/08/08 32.58% 20.34% 7% 2.5% 2.03% 2.31% 1.79% 0.54% 1.49% 1.74%
2026/08/09 34.73% 23.4% 4.03% 2.43% 1.36% 1.52% 1.07% 1.43% 1.51% 1.87%
2026/08/10 33.73% 20.06% 4.66% 3.3% 1.59% 1.89% 1.17% 1.69% 1.34% 1.8%
2026/08/11 33.05% 16.99% 5.06% 3.35% 1.02% 1.62% 2.26% 0.91% 1.74% 1.33%
2026/08/12 33.67% 18.06% 5.34% 3.4% 1.13% 2.01% 1.32% 1.65% 1.2% 1.73%
2026/08/13 35.61% 17.45% 5.45% 3.66% 1.22% 2.23% 1.44% 1.34% 1.38% 1.75%
2026/08/14 36.17% 20.5% 4.66% 2.4% 0.94% 1.8% 1.38% 1.46% 1.15% 1.72%
2026/08/15 35.34% 20.48% 5.59% 2.43% 1.04% 2.31% 1.2% 0.61% 1.37% 1.31%
2026/08/16 35.57% 18.65% 5.58% 2.85% 0.8% 2.24% 1.21% 1.42% 1.68% 1.89%
2026/08/17 35.5% 19.91% 6.18% 2.15% 1.17% 2.62% 1.11% 1.71% 1.43% 2.06%
2026/08/18 33.73% 20.2% 6.16% 2.97% 1.57% 3.25% 1.1% 1.07% 1.4% 1.46%
2026/08/19 34.18% 21.53% 6.31% 3.21% 1.43% 2.76% 1.08% 0.84% 1.43% 1.17%
2026/08/20 36.12% 19.49% 4.93% 3.84% 1.51% 2.29% 1.03% 1.11% 1.4% 1.16%
2026/08/21 37.54% 19.13% 4.23% 3.76% 1.54% 1.89% 0.94% 1.29% 1.14% 1.31%
2026/08/22 36.71% 19.98% 3.39% 3.63% 1.47% 1.43% 1.16% 1.14% 1.49% 1.08%
2026/08/23 36.63% 19.97% 3.51% 3.19% 1.22% 1.35% 1.2% 1.02% 1.62% 1.45%
2026/08/24 36.04% 19.12% 4.99% 3.35% 1.68% 1.75% 1.26% 1.45% 1.37% 1.48%
2026/08/25 39.64% 17.54% 4.63% 4.02% 1.66% 1.63% 0.87% 1.33% 1.33% 1.44%
2026/08/26 42.47% 17.63% 4.95% 4.13% 1.2% 1.91% 0.8% 0.71% 1.18% 0.94%
2026/08/27 39.55% 17.68% 5.58% 4.34% 1.41% 1.73% 0.93% 1.02% 1.13% 1.07%
2026/08/28 38.8% 17.1% 4.33% 4.15% 1.32% 1.67% 1.24% 1.26% 1.05% 1.06%
2026/08/29 38.68% 16.63% 4.82% 4.12% 1.64% 1.8% 1.01% 1.58% 0.95% 0.8%
2026/08/30 38.6% 17.38% 5.06% 3.73% 1.36% 1.45% 1.08% 1.46% 1.02% 0.78%
2026/08/31 38.62% 16.95% 5.36% 3.87% 2.08% 1.61% 1.15% 1.04% 1.01% 0.5%
  • woolworths.com.au
  • coles.com.au
  • danmurphys.com.au
  • taste.com.au
  • liquorland.com.au
  • bws.com.au
  • doordash.com
  • liteneasy.com.au
  • amazon.com.au
  • youfoodz.com

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Woolworths led August with a steady rise, peaking at 42.47% on the 26th. Coles saw a decline, ending at 16.95%. Dan Murphy’s fluctuated, closing at 5.36%. Taste.com.au and Liquorland showed minor variations, while BWS and DoorDash had modest gains.

Campaign Efficiency

Google Text Ad Copy Insights & Creative Trends for AUS Retail Grocery and Food

Ever wondered how your rivals’ ads are doing? Here we can see the top-performing ads in the industry over the last month.

Google Text Ad Copy Insights & Creative Trends for AUS Retail Grocery and Food - Last month
  1. 1
    Weekly Specials Catalogue https://www.coles.com.au › coles › catalogue

    Coles® Digital Catalogue — Browse This Week's Catalogue Online For All The Latest Specials & Offers. View & Download the Coles Catalogue For Weekly Specials and Savings.

  2. 2
    Dan Murphy's | Lowest Liquor Price Guarantee https://www.danmurphys.com.au

    Order Online Now And We'll Have Your Drinks Ready To Pick Up In 30 Minutes. Shop Now.

  3. 3
    Liquorland https://www.liquorland.com.au

    Shop Liquorland Online Now — Large Range Of Beer, Wine & Spirits At Great Prices. Shop Now For Delivery/Click & Collect. Save big with the best deals on Wines, Spirits & Beers at Liquorland. Everyday Great Value.

  4. 4
    50 easy slow cooker recipes for lazy cooks https://www.taste.com.au

    Discover 50,000+ Recipes. Master The Basics With These Classic Meals. Choose From Our Favourite Recipe Collection. We Know You'll Love Them. Visit Us Online! Easy to Follow Recipes.

  5. 5
    Woolworths Supermarket https://www.woolworths.com.au › woolworths › supermarket

    Shop Woolworths Online — Shop our Weekly Specials in store or online today at Woolworths, the fresh food people. Browse Our Latest Digital Catalogue, Offers End Tuesday. Pick Up Available. Delivery Available. Direct to Boot.

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Coles entices with weekly specials, while Dan Murphy’s promises quick liquor pickups. Liquorland offers vast selections and savings. Taste.com.au inspires with easy recipes, and Woolworths highlights fresh food and convenience. Each ad uniquely appeals to consumer desires.

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