Aldi was named the cheapest supermarket for the twelfth month in a row.
A basket of shopping at the budget retailer was said to be nearly £9 less than Tesco and shoppers could save more than £18 swapping from the most expensive supermarket, Waitrose. This is according to monthly research carried out by Which?
The consumer group looks at the cost of a basket of items, including groceries and household essentials and compares them each month. The average price of an Aldi basket came in at £68.60, with Lidl just behind at £70.51 and Asda in third place with a price of £76.45.
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Sainsbury's basket came in fourth at £77.13, followed by Tesco at £77.56, Morrisons at £79.09, Ocado at £83.90 and Waitrose at £86.91. Julie Ashfield, Managing Director of Buying at Aldi UK, said: “We know it is a difficult time for many and we're proud to have consistently been the cheapest supermarket in the UK - supporting our customers when it matters the most.”
Which? conducts its monthly Cheapest Supermarket price comparison with a basket shop that includes 39 popular grocery items. But it also conducts the same research with a full trolley of 135 items made up of the original 39, plus 96 more. Which? said of it's April results: "Asda continued its long-running streak as the cheapest traditional supermarket – a title it's held since January 2020.
"Our big shop cost £343.46, on average, beating next-cheapest Sainsbury's (£353.96) by £10.50. Meanwhile, the most expensive was Waitrose and was £38.76 more expensive than Asda, coming in at £382.22 for the same products."
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