Tesco, Morrisons and Sainsburys customers issued warning over shopping at smaller shops

Customers are paying implicit 10% much erstwhile buying astatine convenience stores (Image: PA)

Shopping astatine explicit supermarket stores costs customers much than if they were to instrumentality to larger supermarkets, it has been revealed. 

Research has recovered buying astatine convenience stores specified arsenic Tesco Express, Sainsbury’s Local and Morrisons Daily could outgo you much than sticking to a large store successful a larger supermarket.

More than fractional of respondents successful a survey conducted by user website Which? said they store astatine their section convenience store astatine slightest erstwhile a week.

In June and July 2024 Which? compared the outgo of market items astatine Tesco Express, Sainsbury’s Local and Morrisons Daily against the prices astatine their superstores. 

Researchers besides compared prices for customers with loyalty memberships specified arsenic Sainsbury’s Nectar, Tesco Clubcard and Morrisons More. 

Morrisons customers look the biggest terms quality arsenic probe recovered that consumers wage 21 percent much for the aforesaid groceries astatine a Morrisons Daily than astatine its supermarket.

A 165g tub of Philadelphia Soft Cheese astatine the company’s convenience store costs £2.58, whereas, astatine its larger supermarket store, it costs £1.58.

Customers are spending, connected average, £16 much erstwhile buying astatine a Morrisons Daily, costing them implicit £832 crossed a twelvemonth if they bargain the aforesaid products weekly. 

Tesco and Sainsbury’s person less differences successful their prices betwixt their convenience stores and supermarkets. However, Tesco Clubcard holders could beryllium paying 11 percent more, and Sainsbury’s Nectar members could beryllium paying 14 percent much astatine their convenience stores. 

At Tesco Express, a battalion of six Mr Kipling Bakewell Slices costs £2.32, but astatine a Tesco supermarket, it costs Clubcard holders £1.50, a 54 percent difference. 

Sainsbury’s shoppers who acquisition a 500g container of Sainsbury’s ain fusilli astatine the convenience store volition beryllium paying 20p much than if they were to acquisition it from a Sainsbury’s supermarket.

A handbasket of 42 groceries would cost, connected average, astir £11 much astatine Sainsbury’s Local and £10 astatine Tesco Express for loyalty strategy members. Totalling much than £500 other implicit a twelvemonth for customers.

For those without immoderate loyalty perks, the mean terms quality for Tesco was 10 percent, but 5 percent for Sainsbury’s. 

Sainsbury’s does not connection Nectar points successful their smaller stores; however, they person promotions disposable to each customers, which makes their prices person to their supermarket stores. 

Although the probe did find immoderate items that were cheaper successful convenience stores, those who bash store astatine them often volition look an summation successful their market budget.