Sainsbury’s is crowned the cheapest supermarket for the first time – beating Asda and Morrisons
- A trolley of 53 branded groceries cost an average £107.01 over the year
- Trolley cost 64p more at Asda and £2.12 more at third-placed Morrisons
- Budget chains Aldi nor Lidl were not included because they don’t sell brands
Sainsbury’s has been crowned the cheapest supermarket of 2019 by Which?
A trolley of 53 branded groceries cost an average £107.01 over the year, says the consumer watchdog.
The trolley cost 64p more at runner-up Asda and £2.12 more at third-placed Morrisons.
Sainsbury’s has been crowned the cheapest supermarket of 2019 by Which?
Budget chains Aldi nor Lidl were not included as they did not sell the branded items.
The shopping list included Andrex toilet paper, Weetabix, Dolmio pasta sauce plus bread, crisps, butter, cheese, cleaning products, pet food, soft drinks.
Over the previous three years Morrisons was cheapest twice and Asda once. Sainsbury’s win is its first. Waitrose was dearest for the fourth year running.
Sainsbury’s boss Mike Coupe said the chain had cut prices on budget items. In the past four months its in-store grocery sales have risen by 0.4 per cent and online by five per cent.
A trolley of 53 branded groceries cost an average £107.01 over the year, says the consumer watchdog
The trolley cost 64p more at runner-up Asda and £2.12 more at third-placed Morrisons
The full Which? results were:
1. Sainsbury’s: £107.01;
2. Asda: £107.65;
3. Morrisons: £109.13;
4 Tesco: £112.40;
5. Ocado: £116.40;
6. Waitrose: £117.81.
Fuel prices at supermarkets shot up by as much as 5.2p a litre after festive discounts ended, says the AA.
At Asda a 2p discount had forced rivals to slash their own prices. On average, pump prices since mid-December went up an average 2.5p for petrol and 3p for diesel. The Iran crisis was blamed.