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EXCLUSIVE: Shoppers at supermarket convenience stores have to pay through the nose for own-brand alternatives because of a lack of budget items in smaller shops, an expert says.

Which? is calling on supermarkets to ensure more essential value range items are stocked in convenience stores, to help consumers who rely on these type of smaller, but more expensive, shops

Which? analysed the prices of almost 26,000 food and drink products for its inflation tracker at eight major supermarkets - Aldi, Asda, Lidl, Morrisons, Ocado, Sainsburys, Tesco, and Waitrose.

Watchdog calls on supermarkets to ensure they stock value ranges across all outlets

Which? reveals the branded groceries that cost ten times the price of their budget-range equivalents. From rice to tea bags, you could end up paying significantly over the odds in a convenience store.

Supermarket co-owner Mohsin Issa asked to detail corporate structure as well as profit margins on petrol

The concerns about Asda follow a competition watchdogs finding that the supermarket had put a pause on their price cuts when wholesale oil prices fell.

Gardening gurus have shared a quick and easy way you can turn your pink hydrangea into a 'stunning' blue colour using just one kitchen item that you'd normally throw away

One Asda customer has shared her 5 secret tips on saving money on her weekly shop.

Following the release of ASDA’s figures for the 12 weeks ending 30th June 2023; Joe Dawson, retail analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics