Lidl has been named the cheapest supermarket in the UK in March beating rivals like Asda on the total cost of a basket of common grocery items.
In a report by The Grocer, it was found that the 33 item shopping list cost £53.06 at Lidl last week, compared to £60.19 at Asda, £63.26 at Sainsbury's, £64.55 at Tesco, £72.73 at Morrisons and £85.40 at Waitrose. However, the Lidl basket of items cost 4.5% more than a year ago, or an extra £2.31, due to rising inflation.
It comes as Hull Live and The Mirror reports that food prices are rising at near-record levels as the cost of living crisis bites. Kantar, which records prices, said inflation in February was 4.3%.
