Smaller packets offer better value in shops

According to a recent report shops in the UK are aiming to offer customers with better value for money by offering smaller packaged items for a lower price rather than forcing customers to purchase unnecessarily large items for a more expensive price. Read more

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Supermarkets try to win back customers from discount stores

Over the past year households have been facing a tough time in relation to their finances, with soaring inflation and bills coupled with tighter credit conditions impacting hugely on household budgets. Amongst the products that have seen prices rocket are food products, and for many households the cost of the weekly or monthly shop has gone through the roof, making it even more difficult to make ends meet financially. Read more

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Sales figures for discount stores on the rise

Over recent years the nation’s major supermarket giants, Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury’s, and Morrisons, have monopolised the industry, with the smaller stores barely getting a look in. However, with the global credit crunch still biting and many households finding it harder and harder to make ends meet it looks as thought the smaller discount stores are now enjoying a taste of the big time, with sales figures for a number of discount stores having soared recently. Read more

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