Budget minded consumers heading to discount stores

The many different price hikes that have been encountered by consumers in the UK over recent months have had a very damaging effect on household finances, and most families have found it difficult to make ends meet each month due to increasing petrol prices, energy usage costs, borrowing costs, and bills. However, one of the things that has put particular strain on many household budgets is the soaring cost of food, with food inflation having rocketed over the past year, adding hundreds of pounds onto the average annual grocery bill. 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

Tags: Lidl, Aldi, Netto, Iceland, discount stores