The Supermarket Sleuth

Aldi JUK keeps on growing but Lidl now needs investors to survive

We take another look at Aldi and Lidl and learn which supermarket is best for everything apart from value for money for the third time in succession. Sainsbury's is also launching something new in its supermarkets that will help shopping their supermarkets just a little bit more appealing.

How's inflation faring in British supermarkets and A new supermarket opens in New Zealand not belonging to the duopoly.

Are promotions really good value, does buying multi-packs really save money and Tesco finally seels in finance business to one of the big banks.

Is something at last going to happen over shrinkflation and skimpflation?

M&S is busy growing the food side of its business and Aldi is still winning the battle for customers, but is Lidl catching up? And more thoughts on the possible merger of Foodstuffs in New Zealand's North Island and Sou6th Island.

Looking back at how Christmas went last year and looking forward to what we can expect this year.

Which was the most successful traditional supermarke? I can almost guarantee you will guess wrong! How did the discounters fare? And what about the new gadget being used by Morrisons to catch shoplifters? All and more from New Zealand's supermarket Sleuth.

A look ahead to what’s likely to happen next year in both New Zealandand the UK plus an updatge on what’s happening now.

Foodstuffs in the UK may or may not get the green light to merge its North Island South Island operations. In the UK there's news from Aldi, Booths, Asda, Sainsbury's, Costco and Waitrose. We also learn what's the most popular Christmas dinner in the UK and what younger adult members of families are asking older family members to cut back on at Christmas.

Inflation - is it gone for good or on it was back next year?

We take a look at what's happening in the lead-up to Christmas and note advice on which time of days is best to shop at one of the discounters. Of course, it might also apply to the rest of the supermarkets!

Will New Zealand merger reward supermarket shoppers? WhichUK supermarrket is the fastest to grow?

This time we take a brief look at New Zealand and then catch up on what's been happenking in the UK.

Has New Zealand shut Aldi out and the discounter is no longer the cheapest in the UK

A government move will stop Aldi for ever from entering the New Zealand market. How and why?  Kantar reveals that another supermarket has grabbed the title of the Cheapest Supermarket in the UK. Who?

Updating the supermarket scene in the UK and New Zealand

What's happening withe UK supermarket prices? Are they still going up or dropping and why ALDI will not enter the New Zealand market until the government changes the rules.

Will Aldi really grow its UK and Ireland store base to 1500?

There seem to be some doubts that either Aldi or Lidl will be able to grow their store numbers to the totals they have predicted. We also learn about two stoushes currently taking place. And Waitrose may be team up with a new partner.