Tesco shoppers who use their Tesco Clubcard at Tesco Express have been handed a £520 warning. Analysis of the supermarket giant has found that customer shopping at its smaller corner shop/convenience store style shops are paying a premium over using ‘big Tesco ’, even if they have a Clubcard. Consumer retail magazine Which? looked at every supermarket brand to analyse their prices at both large supermarkets and convenience stores run by supermarkets such as Tesco Express.
They found that on average, in their test of 42 key groceries, Tesco Extra customers are paying £10 more per shop than normal Tesco supermarket customers even with a Clubcard for the Clubcard discounts, which over the course of one weekly shop per week for a year would be £520 more. Despite Tesco Express stores offering Clubcard prices, a pack of six Mr Kipling Bakewell Slices was £2.32 on average at Tesco Express but £1.
50 at Tesco supermarkets – a massive 54 percent difference. Tesco also charged an 8 percent premium for milk at its Extra stores. Which? Said: “In total, our 42 groceries would have averaged around £11 (14%) more at Sainsbury’s Local than Sainsbury's supermarkets, and £10 (11%) more at Tesco Express than Tesco supermarkets for loyalty members, which adds up to more than £500 extra over a year.
“Overall, Tesco Express was the cheapest of the convenience stores – but only if you have a Clubcard. The total cost of our shop averaged £108.28 for members and £117.
30 for non.
