![]() The soaring cost of groceries will pile further pressure on households already feeling the pinch as the cost of living crisis deepens. The worst performer of the big four was Morrisons, which saw sales decline by 4.9%. Meanwhile, Asda saw sales increase by 0.2% and Sainsbury’s recorded a 0.1% dip. Tesco was the strongest performer among the UK’s biggest grocers, reporting 1% growth. Rival German discounter Aldi also performed strongly, reporting 14.4% growth, as customers were attracted to the two firms’ cheaper product lines. Lidl was once again the fastest growing supermarket chain, with sales up by 17.9% over the latest 12 weeks. It came as overall supermarket sales rose by 2.2% in the 12 weeks to August 7.Įxperts said that consumers are now shopping around more and switching supermarkets in response to the cost-of-living crunch. Veterinary and other services for pets 9.1%.Museums, libraries and zoological gardens 5.0%.Fast food and takeaway food services 10.3%.Holiday centres, camping sites and youth hostels 25.5%.Refrigerators, freezers and fridge-freezers 13.2%. ![]()
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