Sainsbury's slashes price of milk to match Aldi and Lidl
Sainsbury's has dropped the price of one- and two-pint bottles of milk to the same level charged by Aldi and Lidl.
So the cost of two pints of milk in Sainsbury's has fallen to 75p from 89p, while a pint will set you back 45p, down from 49p.
Paul Mills-Hicks, commercial director of food at the supermarket, said: "Four pints of milk is already great value, but we want to help those doing smaller everyday shops, so reducing the price of one and two pints is a great way to do that." He added that fresh milk farmers would receive a fair price for their produce.
The price of milk
Here's how the big supermarkets and food retailers compare when it comes to the cost of milk.
Supermarket | Price of one pint of milk | Price of two pints of milk | Price of four pints of milk |
Aldi | 45p | 75p | 89p |
Lidl | 45p | 75p | 89p |
Sainsbury's | 45p | 75p | £1 |
Asda | 49p | 79p | 89p |
Morrisons | 49p | 79p | 89p |
Tesco | 49p | 79p | £1 |
Waitrose | 49p | 89p | £1 |
Iceland | 50p | 75p | 89p |
Source: MySupermarket
Big supermarkets fight back
The big four supermarkets – Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda and Morrisons – have regularly dropped their prices in a bid to compete with the growing market share of Aldi and Lidl. 'Loss leaders' such as milk are seen as a way to entice people into stores, where they will then hopefully spend money on other things.
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