A NUMBER of supermarkets are making or have already made some big changes this month.
Tesco has changed up its Clubcard app, while Sainsbury’s is offering more discounts on products.
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Retailers have slashed and locked in prices on products too, including M&S and Sainsbury’s.
It comes as households’ pockets are squeezed, with energy bills and food costing more compared to the same time last year.
Inflation dropped from 10.4% to 10.1% between February and March, but that’s still 8.9% higher than March 2022.
Meanwhile, food inflation shot up to 17.1% in February as supermarket prices became the second biggest worry for people, according to Kantar.
You might able to cut back on some of your spending by making the most of some of the big supermarket changes coming into effect this month though.
But watch out for those that could see you losing out. Here is the full list.
Tesco Clubcard app closes
The supermarket giant dropped the Clubcard app on April 18 while launching a new one – the Tesco Grocery and Clubcard app.
Customers have to download the new app in order to keep getting points, but you won’t lose any you’ve previously earned.
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It comes after Tesco Pay+, which let you store your credit or debit card along with Clubcard details, closed on February 27.
Tesco’s Clubcard was launched nearly three decades ago and lets customers earn points while they shop.
The points can then be turned into vouchers for money off food or other partner schemes.
Each time you spend £1 in store and online, you get one point when you scan your card or app.
One point is worth 1p, so 150 points gets you £1.50.
Co-op slashes prices on products
Co-op has started offering customers on its loyalty scheme exclusive prices on almost 15 products.
The prices were available across all of the supermarket’s 2,400 stores as of April 19.
Co-op said the cheaper prices are expected to save the average member up to £300 a year on their food bill.
New deals will be launched every three weeks, with those currently on offer including Birds Eye fish fingers, two battered fish fillets, garden peas, McCain oven chips and three Solero Exotic ice lollies for just £5.
Crucially, those who aren’t members of the scheme won’t benefit from the lower costs.
You can become a Co-op member by signing up on the supermarket’s website – you’ll be charged a one-off £1 fee to join the scheme.
Once you’re signed up, you earn 2p of points for every £1 spent.
The pennies earned back are stored in the member’s digital wallet a digital balance is tallied with your spending.
Sainsbury’s Nectar card prices
Sainsbury’s has shaken up its Nectar card in a bid to rival Tesco’s Clubcard prices.
It is now offering discounts on 300 branded items to all those on its loyalty scheme shopping in-store or online.
Signage has already appeared in supermarkets showing the products with the exclusive prices.
Customers can get a third off Heinz Baked Beans, taking them from £1.40 to 95p, while an £8.10 200g jar of Nescafe Gold Blend has been slashed to £4.
You can sign up to the Sainsbury’s Nectar Card online or in-store. There’s also an app you can download on to your phone.
You get one Nectar point per £1 spent, or one point for every litre of fuel bought at a Sainsbury’s forecourt.
At most of Nectar’s online partner stores, you’ll collect two points for each £1 you spend.
One Nectar Card point is then worth 0.5p, so you need 200 Nectar points to save £1 to spend.
Free-range eggs return to stores
Shoppers will start seeing free-range eggs return to supermarket shelves this month too.
The government ordered all birds to be kept inside from November 7 following a giant outbreak of bird flu.
It saw free range eggs dropped from supermarket shelves temporarily, but restrictions have now been lifted.
Iceland has already started re-stocking the food stuff in-store and online while Co-op said it expected free-range eggs to start reappearing from April 23.
Asda, Tesco, Aldi, Lidl and Waitrose have all said they should start re-stocking the product within days or weeks too.
Supermarkets slash cost of milk
Supermarkets have been slashing the price of milk in a bid to draw customers in.
Sainsbury’s cut the price of the white stuff – making it 10p cheaper before Tesco dropped its prices too.
Then followed Asda, Aldi, M&S and Lidl who have all bought into the price war.
All six supermarkets are now charging exactly the same for milk.
Here’s how much the major supermarkets are charging for own brand milk:
One pint:
- Sainsbury’s: 90p
- Tesco: 90p
- Aldi: 90p
- Lidl: 90p
- M&S: 90p
- Asda: 95p (from tomorrow: 90p)
- Morrisons: 95p (from April 17: 90p)
Two pints:
- Sainsbury’s: £1.25
- Tesco: £1.25
- Aldi: £1.25
- Lidl: £1.25
- M&S: £1.25
- Morrisons: £1.30 (from April 17: £1.25)
- Asda: £1.30 (from tomorrow: £1.25)
Four pints:
- Sainsbury’s: £1.55
- Tesco: £1.55
- Aldi: £1.55
- Lidl: £1.55
- M&S: £1.55
- Morrisons: £1.65 (from April 17: £1.55)
- Asda: £1.65 (from tomorrow: £1.30)
Six pints:
- Sainsbury’s: £2.30
- Tesco: £2.30
- Aldi: £2.30
- Asda: £2.35 (from tomorrow: £2.30)
- Morrisons: £2.35 (from April 17: £2.30)
Price locks
M&S has not only slashed the price of milk in April, it has locked in the prices on 100 food and home items too.
Shoppers were contacted on April 12 to tell them about the extension.
Some of the goods included in the list include peeler satsumas for £2, long grain rice for 65p and 1kg of sugar for £1.
Remember to always shop around for the best prices on products though – you can use websites like trolley.co.uk which let you compare thousands of items across a number of supermarkets.
Or, you can use the Google Shopping tab which lets you scour the internet for the best prices.
In other shopping news, Tesco shoppers have been rushing to buy a huge “brilliant” kitchen essential scanning for just £7.50 at the till.
Meanwhile, a huge supermarket chain has launched new stores with a bargain brand.
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