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Morrisons to match Aldi and Lidl prices
Morrisons has revealed its Match & More scheme in bid to boost sales. Morrisons is first to offer a price match against budget chains Aldi and Lidl.
The supermarket is launching a new loyalty card which will give customers points if their shop would have been cheaper in another supermarket – including the budget rivals.
The Match & More card scans a database of thousands of products to find the cheapest shop.
It is the first system which compares prices with budget chains Aldi and Lidl.
Morrisons Chief Executive Dalton Phillips said the scheme was ‘the best of its kind in the UK.
‘Because it price matches the discounters, the Match & More card will provide the ultimate guarantee about Morrisons’ value-for-money.’
This new initiative follows on from the move In May, when Morrisons said …
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Mrs Bargain visits Primark Oxford Street
The store is huge and basically has everything you need to update your wardrobe, and the bargain prices mean that you can fill bags and bags with clothes and accessories without breaking the £100 barrier. Of course if you have someone else to carry your bags…maybe you could…
So this mega store has fashion for the whole family; accessories; homeware; footwear; beauty products and confectionery.
I couldn’t take pictures of everything but their “designer-look” shoes (everything is Primark’s own brands) were £22, winter coats at £25, dresses at £10, pants at £1.50, trousers at £8, the list goes on.
The store was packed but there was still room to move around, not like the cramped one in Birmingham City centre.
I have tried to take pics with price tags showing, but if you don’t live …
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Have you heard of The Original Factory Shop?
In my quest to find the cheapest Finish Dishwasher tabs, I found The Original Factory Shop. But fear not they sell as lot of other well known brands at great prices. Here’s all you need to know:
What is The Original Factory Shop?
The Original Factory Shop is a low cost department store selling well-known brands at factory shop prices. The nationwide chain has over 190 outlets in local market towns across the UK.
What can you buy there?
The Original Factory Shop sells a wide range of men’s, ladies’ and children’s fashions, as well as homeware, electrical goods, toys and personal care products. This includes branded goods at heavily discounted prices and ‘cut label – which are products made for other well-known retailers but on sale at up to 70% off the original selling …
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High street brands with eBay outlets
Some well known brands also sell on eBay. Often they’ll be selling at the same price as in store, but there are also some well known retailers with eBay outlets that sell only discounted stock.
Let me know of ones you use in the comments below and in the meantime, here are the ones I was most impressed with:
Canon
“Great deals on refurbished Canon products, including digital & compact cameras, EF lenses, camcorders, printers, projectors & binoculars.”
Christopher Wray Lighting
“Retailing returned products and end of line stock at vastly discounted prices. All stock items are in perfect condition except where specified with details & photos of any defects.”
Dyson
“Through this outlet we’re offering a selection of refurbished and end of line Dyson vacuum cleaners for you to purchase directly from us with …
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Mrs Bargain’s visit to the 99p Stores
A new (quite spacious) 99p Stores has opened up close to me, so over the weekend I went in to take a look.
The range was pretty standard for a pound store (I know, I know 99p), but there were a few differences. Everything was 99p or less, which is good as sometimes even a £1 is too much for certain items. There seemed to be a lot of well known branded goods and actually outside the store, the posters in the window highlighted this.
As I wasn’t in a hurry, I started to investigate how these branded goods could be so cheap. In fairness most of the pack sizes were standard, so Walkers crisps multi-bags were 99p for 6 * 25g bags. But some of items were “downsized”. You know those 200g Galaxy bars …
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Best supermarket comparison site? Mysupermarket.com?
In the recent Channel 4 Dispatches Supermarket Wars, a supermarket shopping site/app was mentioned. Well it was Mysupermarket.com. I’ve had a few queries looking for it, so I thought I’d give you some useful facts about it.
What is Mysupermarket.com?
Mysupermarket.com is more than a price comparison site. The independent site allows users to shop across 9 stores to optimise their grocery shop.
It does a lot of number crunching and analysis of information that it gathers, and that raw data is turned into digestible information that customers can use each time they shop.
What are the most useful things I can use the website for?
There are a range of cool features that help users to make the best shopping decisions:
– Throughout the customer journey, a user can view a Trolley comparison…
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List of 10 designer outlets in the UK
The words “fashion” and “frugal” don’t always go hand in hand; sometimes, it can cost quite a bit to look good. However, for the savvy shopper, this doesn’t have to be the case. If you’re looking for deals on the latest and greatest styles, you may have to look no further than UK designer outlets.
Still, while many outlets are full of wonderful sales and bargains, they aren’t all created equal; when it comes to helping you look your best, some simply beat the pants off others.
So, next time you’re heading to the outlets, consider stopping by one of these outlets:
London Designer Outlet – Wembley, London
London Designer Outlet is the first outlet centre in the country’s capital. It has 70 units of retail, 20 restaurants and coffee shops, and a brand new …
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Online grocery shopping comparison – updated August 2014
Since my first comparison back in January 2014, Morrison’s has launched an online grocery shopping offer, so I thought I’d revisit the services supermarkets’ offer.
From prices, delivery costs to minimum order value and customer service, which online grocery store wins my comparison? Remember I positioned myself as a first time online grocery shopper. Here are my findings when comparing Tesco, Asda, Morrisons, Ocado, Waitrose and Sainsbury’s. For each section, I have put my top supermarket in position 1 and overall I have to say that Morrisons wins on this occasion and you’ll see why – please let me know of your experiences in the comments.
Prices
This time I used mysupermarket.co.uk (a supermarket shopping comparison site) to give me the best price across 20 every day items including a trolley of toilet paper, …
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Another online designer outlet – Fashionista Outlet
After my post about SecretSales and my penchant for TKMaxx, I started to look around a bit more to see if I could find other designer outlets online. I found Fashionista Outlet and here’s what you need to know about the retailer.
1. What is Fashionista Outlet?
www.fashionista-outlet.com is an online retailer of discounted designer fashion. The designer outlet offers luxury clothing at competitive prices. Clothing, shoes, bags and accessories are all on offer here, making it a one-stop-shop for discounted designer fashion.
2. How does the site stand out from competitors?
Fashionista Outlet offers permanent discounts on designer fashion as opposed to the flash sales offered by subscriber-based outlets like SecretSales. And unlike other online designer outlets such as The Outnet, Fashionista Outlet caters to both men and women. The company sells worldwide, meaning …
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Channel 4 Dispatches – Supermarket Wars
Watched dispatches Supermarket Wars tonight. It was interesting to see how the Big Four supermarket sales are stagnating or decreasing while they are growing by 23% for Lidl and 39% at Aldi.
While the discount stores aren’t pretty, one of the reasons they can keep their prices low is that they don’t offer the variety as do larger supermarkets.
On average supermarkets stock 30,000 different products while discounters stock 1,000+ items. So less products, mean less storage, people needed and costs.
One lady said she would have spent £100 at Sainsbury’s but instead she got her shop for £53.
However, the discounters are not only for the cash strapped, but are also offering a small range of “posh nosh” which helps to change middle-class consumers’ perceptions. I wrote last week about the riding gear special …
