Consumer experts Which? have named the UK's cheapest supermarket for the third month in a row - and it may surprise some people. Aldi has been beaten to the top spot as the cheapest supermarket in the UK by Lidl for the third month in a row.
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The cheapest supermarket in Britain for March has been named - and it's between Aldi, Lidl, ASDA and Morrisons, Tesco, Sainsbury's and M&S. With prices for basically everything soaring, shoppers are looking for the cheapest possible products, and one supermarket has beaten the rest when it comes to price.
In previous months, Aldi reigned champion when it came to the UK's cheapest supermarket. But now Lidl has been found to be the cheapest supermarket in the UK based on the total cost of a basket of common grocery items, according to The Mirror.
In a report by The Grocer, it was found that the 33 item shopping list cost £53.06 at Lidl last week, compared to £60.19 at Asda, £63.26 at Sainsbury's, £64.55 at Tesco, £72.73 at Morrisons and £85.40 at Waitrose. However, the Lidl basket of items cost 4.5% more than a year ago, or an extra £2.31, due to rising inflation. Kantar, which records prices, said inflation in February was 4.3%.
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Prices are rising the fastest for items including savoury snacks, fresh beef, and cat food. However, the cost of bacon, beer, lager and spirits fell.
In terms of service, Lidl came second to last, with a score of 65/100. Morrisons came bottom at 58/100. The top supermarket for service was Asda, with 85/100, then Waitrose (77/100), Tesco (75/100) and Sainsbury's (72/100).
Here is the full list of the 33 items used to work out the cheapest supermarket:
Lidl was also voted the cheapest supermarket by consumer group Which? in its own rankings last month. The monthly price test by Which? compared the cost of 23 goods including own-brands and popular branded items over the course of 28 days.
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Consumer experts Which? have named the UK's cheapest supermarket for the third month in a row - and it may surprise some people. Aldi has been beaten to the top spot as the cheapest supermarket in the UK by Lidl for the third month in a row.
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