Average cost of a shopping basket in the United Kingdom (UK) 2019, by supermarket

The average cost of shopping basket, consisting of 33 staple items, was the lowest at the German discounter Aldi and amounted to 36.73 British pounds. It was 18.22 pounds cheaper than a corresponding range of goods at Waitrose. Below that, the second most expensive basket was the one at Sainsbury, cheaper by more than seven pounds when compared to the Waitrose basket.

The UK grocery market

In 2019, the entire grocery market of the United Kingdom was worth 193.6 billion pounds or 5.27 million Aldi shopping baskets. Online shopping at predominantly food stores amounted to 173.5 million in the second quarter of 2019.

Grocery stores

Supermarkets are the most profitable store form currently in the UK. Sales generated by supermarkets came to 90 billion pounds. In comparison, discounters made 24.5 billion in sales, while the online channel accounted for less than 12 billion. Sainsbury’s operated 608 supermarkets at the end of the 2018/2019 financial year and another 820 convenience stores.