Supermarket under fire for 19% price hike on another budget range essential
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA supermarket is under fire for the increasing the price of another shopping essential from its cheapest range. The hike in the cost of Asda's Just Essentials coffee brings the price of a basket of basic groceries to an all-time high in our weekly comparison, at £12.77.
Since March last year we have been monitoring prices of the same eight essentials at the main six supermarkets. When we first started the comparison, the bill was less than £10 in every store.
That was for 160 tea bags, as well as coffee, a two-pint bottle of milk, a loaf of bread, a pack of chicken breasts, a pack of mince, beans and butter.
At that time Asda was the third cheapest retailer behind Aldi and Lidl. Read more: Join the FREE Manchester Evening News WhatsApp community Yet since the end of January, with the exception of one week, the supermarket has ranked most expensive, and reaffirms that position this week after increasing its Just Essentials coffee from 83p for 100g to 99p.
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