Anti-poverty campaigner says low-income shoppers could not always find its lowest price ranges

The supermarket chain Asda has committed to making its cheapest food ranges more widely available, after the anti-poverty campaigner Jack Monroe raised concerns that low-income shoppers were facing price increases because they could no longer get hold of them.

The retailer said it had taken onboard Monroe’s comments and would stock its full Smart Price and Farm Stores ranges in all 581 food stores and online, increasing the number of customers who have access to the products.

Continue reading…

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

You May Also Like

Bryan Adams: ‘My doc says men need sex 27 times a month, but who gets that?’

The singer on crying over animal cruelty, a skydiving accident and his…

Jamie Oliver: I prefer YouTube now to TV cookery shows

Chef doubts The Naked Chef would be commissioned in current climate as…

‘After gigs, we’d drop off our drummer to do his paper round’: how Inspiral Carpets made This Is How It Feels

‘Part of the song’s appeal was the sound of our Farsifa organ,…

Owner of two dogs shot dead by police given suspended sentence

Louie Turnbull pleads guilty to owning dangerously out of control animals after…