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Scottish Sun
8 hours ago
- Business
- Scottish Sun
Major UK supermarket slashes price of 80 grocery staples including chocolate, ice cream & vegetables to match Aldi
The retailer slashed its hummus pots to just 99p AISLE TAKE IT Major UK supermarket slashes price of 80 grocery staples including chocolate, ice cream & vegetables to match Aldi Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A MAJOR British supermarket is slashing its prices in its stores and online, giving customers major savings on its most popular items. The retailer has added 80 grocery staples to its well-loved Aldi Price Match in a bid to match the discount retailer. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 6 The supermarket giant launches bold strategy to match Aldi Credit: Reuters 6 6 The retailer has included 80 grocery staples in its recent price drop Credit: Alamy Tesco has included a wide range of products as part of the new programme including many its private label items. The price of Tesco hummus pots has dropped to 99p alongside many other summer essentials such as fresh produce, like iceberg lettuce for 64p, baby tomatoes lowered to 78p and onions reduced to 35p. Frozen goods have also had the same treatment, with fish and steak included in the programme. But customers, who will be wanting something to keep cool over a hot summer, will be pleased to know that a three-pack of milk chocolate ice creams is now only £1.39, and a 4-pack of strawberry and vanilla ice cream will cost only £1.25. READ MORE ON TESCO WEED IT OUT Tesco's 69p buy kills moss in just 24 hours & turns your lawn a luscious green 6 Inflation continues to affect food prices as rates increased to 4.4% in May, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) Credit: Getty Tesco chief commercial officer Ashwin Prasad said: 'We are absolutely committed to providing great value for Tesco customers, and we have carefully chosen more than 80 additional products to add to our Aldi Price Match scheme. 'We have added many customer favourites, including our Tesco own-brand hummus pots and baby plum tomatoes, giving customers the assurance that they are getting great prices on some of our most popular products.' The huge price cut extends to non-food items too, including exclusive brands like baby and toddler essentials, Fred & Flo. Tesco have announced this bold move following a strong first quarter, which saw sales go up by 5.9%. And yet, the price drop also coincides with the announcement that the rate of food price inflation rose to 4.4% in May, an increase from 3.4% in April, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). As a result, the rising cost of essentials like food puts those on lower incomes under particular pressure to make ends meet. Examples of products added to Aldi Price Match While the programme includes 80 products, here are some of the price drops customers can expect. Tesco Houmous (200g) 99p Tesco Iceberg Lettuce (200g) 64p Tesco Baby Plum Tomatoes (300g) 78p Tesco 2 Steak Slices (300g) £1.75 Tesco Red Onions (3 pack) 95p Tesco Lightly Salted Tortilla Chips (200g) 89p Tesco 2 Breaded Chunky Cod Fillets (350g) £3.49 Tesco Deep Pan Cheese Pizza (386g) £1.35 Fred & Flo Easy Fit Pants Size 4 (42 pack) £3.56 Fred & Flo Baby Shampoo (500ml) 82p Tesco Milk Chocolate Ice Creams (3 pack) £1.39 Tesco Strawberry and Vanilla Ice Creams (4 pack) £1.25 6 Tesco's Clubcard membership offers exclusive discounts on over 1000 products Credit: Alamy What's more, Tesco has more than 1,000 prices fixed included in its Low Everyday Prices deals and 9,000 Clubcard Price deals on offer to members each week. This new batch of lower-priced products comes after the retailers removed over 100 items from the programme in February. What is price matching? Since the cost of living crisis has put more and more pressure on consumers, price matching has become common place amongst the 'Big Four' supermarkets. 6 Morrisons also offer an Aldi price match programme to their customers Credit: Morrisons For Tesco, the Aldi Price Match programme was founded five years ago, in addition to its Clubcard membership programme. The aim is to incentivise customers to shop with the retailer for savings, as the UK supermarket giants battle out to have the best prices.
The Herald Scotland
2 days ago
- Business
- The Herald Scotland
Tesco adds more lines to its Aldi price match promise
Tesco Group Chief Commercial Officer Ashwin Prasad said: 'We are absolutely committed to providing great value for Tesco customers and we have carefully chosen more than 80 additional products to add to our Aldi Price match scheme. 'We have added many customer favourites including our Tesco own-brand houmous pots and baby plum tomatoes, giving customers the assurance that they are getting great prices on some of our most popular products.' Tesco has now been running the popular Aldi Price Match scheme for more than five years. Products added to Aldi Price Match Tesco Houmous (200g) 99p Tesco Iceberg Lettuce (200g) 64p Tesco Baby Plum Tomatoes (300g) 78p Tesco 2 Steak Slices (300g) £1.75 Tesco Red Onions (3 pack) 95p Tesco Lightly Salted Tortilla Chips (200g) 89p Tesco 2 Breaded Chunky Cod Fillets (350g) £3.49 Tesco Deep Pan Cheese Pizza (386g) £1.35 Fred & Flo Easy Fit Pants Size 4 (42 pack) £3.56 Fred & Flo Baby Shampoo (500ml) 82p Tesco Milk Chocolate Ice Creams (3 pack) £1.39 Tesco Strawberry and Vanilla Ice Creams (4 pack) £1.25 The supermarket also has more than 1,000 prices fixed as part of its Low Everyday Prices deals and 9,000 Clubcard Price deals on offer to Tesco Clubcard members each week. Do Co-op also do an Aldi price match? Co-op now also matches Aldi prices on more than 100 everyday products. The lower prices are available to the retailer's member customers and, for them, will see a pint of Co-op milk fall from 95p to 85p and Co-op medium free-range eggs and a tiger bloomer loaf of bread both drop 20p to £1.45. The retailer said more than one million members bought at least one of the price-matched products every week, including Co-op branded fresh fruit, vegetables, meat, chicken and dairy. Morrisons also do an ALDI price match Morrisons added more than 100 everyday essentials and best-sellers to its price match promise with Aldi and Lidl from January 1, with items such as olive oil, coffee, eggs, single cream and pasta sauce. Morrisons first launched its price match in February 2024 with more than 200 essential products, such as cornflakes, baby wipes, bread and toilet rolls. Recommended reading: Sainsbury's Aldi Price Match Sainsbury's matches prices to Aldi on items such as milk, bread, butter, pasta, chicken, steak and vegetables, including in its 1,400 Sainsbury's Local shops. Simon Roberts, chief executive of Sainsbury's, said: 'In our Sainsbury's Locals, we've worked hard to offer market-leading prices on essential items and popular breakfast, lunch and dinner staples." Meanwhile Asda scrapped its own Aldi and Lidl price match initiative after 12 months as it focuses on its own 'great prices' rather than those of its competitors.
