Asda has won back its cheapest retailer crown, with its £58.36 basket comfortably undercutting last week's usurper Morrisons by £2.07.
Asda provided 29 of the cheapest or joint-cheapest items and had the most promotions. The retailer's basket boasted just one price rise - with Walkers crisps up 5p at the end of a promotion. Small reductions had been made to three items - Campo Viejo Crianza Rioja and Robinsons orange were down 2p apiece and Seeds of Change sauce was down 1p.
Two significant price cuts and having 12 of the cheapest or joint-cheapest items was not enough to net Morrisons first place. Its instore wholemeal bakery loaf was down 24p due to a new promotion, and Seeds of Change bolognese sauce was reduced by 63p. The retailer upped the price of just one item, increasing white sugar by 5p.
Despite four price hikes, Tesco jumped a place to third, with its £61.90 basket costing £3.54 more than the cheapest retailer's. It provided 13 of the cheapest or joint-cheapest items. Aunt Bessie's Yorkshire Puddings were up 3p, McCain chips up 19p, recycled toilet tissue 6p and white sugar 5p. The retailer cut the price of two items - Walkers crisps by 7p and Robinsons orange by 2p.
Sainsbury's slid down two places this week, with its basket costing £3.57 more than Asda's. It had 12 of the cheapest or joint-cheapest items, and no promotions. There was a lot of pricing activity, with two significant hikes - courgettes up 20p/kg and sweet potatoes up 41p. Among its reductions was balsamic vinegar down 9p, fruit scones down 9p, Seeds of Change bolognese sauce down 1p and tinned sardines down 3p.
Waitrose, the most expensive retailer, remained fifth with a £70.73 basket that cost £12.37 more than the Asda's. It had just one of the cheapest or joint-cheapest items, and made one hike, a 3p increase to Walkers crisps. Its white sugar was down 3p, Patak's korma sauce 27p and Lurpak organic butter 1p.
Asda provided 29 of the cheapest or joint-cheapest items and had the most promotions. The retailer's basket boasted just one price rise - with Walkers crisps up 5p at the end of a promotion. Small reductions had been made to three items - Campo Viejo Crianza Rioja and Robinsons orange were down 2p apiece and Seeds of Change sauce was down 1p.
Two significant price cuts and having 12 of the cheapest or joint-cheapest items was not enough to net Morrisons first place. Its instore wholemeal bakery loaf was down 24p due to a new promotion, and Seeds of Change bolognese sauce was reduced by 63p. The retailer upped the price of just one item, increasing white sugar by 5p.
Despite four price hikes, Tesco jumped a place to third, with its £61.90 basket costing £3.54 more than the cheapest retailer's. It provided 13 of the cheapest or joint-cheapest items. Aunt Bessie's Yorkshire Puddings were up 3p, McCain chips up 19p, recycled toilet tissue 6p and white sugar 5p. The retailer cut the price of two items - Walkers crisps by 7p and Robinsons orange by 2p.
Sainsbury's slid down two places this week, with its basket costing £3.57 more than Asda's. It had 12 of the cheapest or joint-cheapest items, and no promotions. There was a lot of pricing activity, with two significant hikes - courgettes up 20p/kg and sweet potatoes up 41p. Among its reductions was balsamic vinegar down 9p, fruit scones down 9p, Seeds of Change bolognese sauce down 1p and tinned sardines down 3p.
Waitrose, the most expensive retailer, remained fifth with a £70.73 basket that cost £12.37 more than the Asda's. It had just one of the cheapest or joint-cheapest items, and made one hike, a 3p increase to Walkers crisps. Its white sugar was down 3p, Patak's korma sauce 27p and Lurpak organic butter 1p.
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