After four weeks at the top, Asda has plummeted to third position in our weekly basket survey, losing out to Tesco and Morrisons. The multiple can blame its relegation partly on the end of its offer on red seedless grapes, which shot up in price...
The supermarket price war intensified this week as Asda, Tesco and Morrisons all entered the fray with price cuts. Asda has won the first battle since it became the cheapest supermarket for the 10th year in a row a fortnight ago, with a 48.28 ...
Despite offering several of the lowest-priced products on the list, Asda is only the third cheapest retailer this week after Tesco and Morrisons lowered key prices to take first and second position respectively. The lettuce and syrup in Tesco's 53 Despite offering several...
Asda is the UK's cheapest retailer for the fourth time in as many weeks, with a 41.18 [pounds sterling] basket, according to data from The Grocer 33 pricing survey. It was 2.20 [pounds sterling] cheaper than Tesco, which came in second-cheapest at Asda...
Asda's low-priced fresh fruit has helped the store become the cheapest retailer for the tenth consecutive week. The 52.95 [pounds sterling] basket contained pears that were 28p cheaper than its nearest rivals--Sainsbury's and Tesco--and bananas th Asda's low-priced fresh fruit has helped the...
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Our basket recorded a second consecutive rise this month following three falls, finishing 3% higher than the previous survey four weeks ago. However, the price is still 1.4% lower than this time last year. Lamb leg joints accounted for the biggest Our basket...
Special offer discounts have led the price of our basket to fall to its lowest level since the survey began on January 10 last year. It is now 6% lower than a year ago and 4.3% cheaper than at the last survey four weeks ago. ...
Asda has reclaimed the title of cheapest retailer after a three week absence from the top spot. It produced the cheapest basket at 44.41 [pounds sterling]-1.87 [pounds sterling] cheaper than Tesco, which took second place in The Grocer 33 survey this Asda has reclaimed the title...
Our basket of meat and fish rose again slightly in price this week by 0.2% on four weeks ago, but remained at its fourthlowest level since the survey was first published in January. Our basket is now just 0.1% more expensive than it was at...
After a solid to weeks as the cheapest grocery retailer, Asda has been trumped by Tesco. Tesco beat its rival with a basket that was 27p cheaper than Asda's, at 45.05 [pounds sterling]. Almost all the differential was down to the price of cucumber...
Price rises for bacon (12.1%), large chicken (4.5%) and chicken breasts (6.9%) come in the wake of pressure from farmers and processors for retailers to increase the price of meat in-store. Experience in the dairy sector, where a price rise initiat Price rises for...
Our Price Flash survey is now a year old. In the first basket to show an annual comparison, we can see that average prices have fallen 12% since January 10 last year. Prices are now at their lowest recorded level since our survey began, and are 8%...
Average prices across the protein sector continue to fall overall despite recent pressure by farmers and processors. Our basket of meat and fish fell in price this week by 2.5% on four weeks ago, to its lowest level since the first survey was publi ...
The price of our basket of meat and fish fell this week by 2.6% from four weeks ago to a level similar to that on January 17. One item rose in the latest survey and six fell. Pork chops fell 6.9% on four weeks ago...