The Supermarket Sleuth

Till sales slow in Britain's supermarkets and Aldi reacts tgo its plea for suggestion for more store sites

It's been a busy few weeks for Aldi and Waitrose has seen a big jump in customers to its supermarkets. We also learn how Morrisons is celebrating its 125th anniversary.

Are supermarket shoppers taking advantage of promotions and is the in-store baked bread you buy really baked there?

Are supermarket promotions helping shoppers to any great extent? Which one of the Big four supermarkets is giving you loyalty points when you plug in your at their charging points?

More shoppers turn to UK supermarket promotions to stick to their budgets

More and more supermarket shoppers are finding supermarket promotions helps them to save money. We learn of false claims made by some big supermarkets about "in-store baking" and the supermarket offering loyalty points to EV car owners using their charging points.

Sunshire break sings up the tills and the UK minister criticised over shrinkflation

We look at how the UK supermarkets are doing, learn of strong criticism over cheating shoppers with shrinkflation and skimpflation. And which toothpaste is the favourite of half the world's population?

Online grocery shopping makes a comeback in the UK

Aldi slips back a little in the last 4 weeks but Lidl makes progress. Aldi is also asking for suggestions to open more of its supermarkets in the UK. And Morrisons increases its presence in the Channel Islands.

New competitor in the New Zealand market. But is it a case of David and Goliath?

This time we talk of the hot topic currently in the country's supermarket industry ad then we cross to the UK where Lidl reveals big expansion plans and a small-shop player who sold up and left the country in the 1990s may soon be making a comeback.

What's the supermarket situation in Australia and news that Aldi is becoming even more successful

We compare the supermarket scene in Australia, to the UK and New Zealand. We also learn that Aldi is becoming even more significant in Britain but this is disputed by Asda.

Aldi still UK's top supermarket and looking for more sites, particularly around London

Aldi's determined to be Britain's cheapest supermarket and is continuing to open new stores. It's also offering good money for those who find the right sites for them. Listen to our Podcast and learn their store criteria. The Co-op has also been busy and Morrions will be the first supermarket in the UK to set up AI-powered cameras in its stores. 

Why does New Zealand have only two major supermarket groups?

We compare New Zealand to Australia and the UK, who enjoy the benefit of many competing supermarkets. So is it because of our small population? We compare out country to another with the same population. Does it have just two supermarket groups or does it prove that population size has nothing to do with it?

Ocado and M&S growfast in the last 12 months and Aldi has a busy time

Looking at till sales oveer the last 12 weeks Ocado and M&S grew their business. Aldi had both a positive time and a setback. It was challenged over one of its products being too similar-looking to another retailer's. It did not turn out as the discounter expected!