Shopping at convenience stores instead of bigger supermarkets could cost you an extra £800 a year

How you could be paying £100s more using convenience stores over supermarkets

There are steep mark-ups at both Sainsbury’s and Tesco convenience stores (Picture: Sky Armstrong) Your local shop could be costing you hundreds of pounds more a year. There, we said it. Whether we like to admit it or not, a quick trip for groceries from Sainsbury’s and Tesco convenience store does cost more. Families know they are charged more at supermarkets’ small branches than at the main ones, but today we can reveal by just how much. A st…

Tesco and Sainsbury's 'convenience' stores cost shoppers £800 extra

Food prices at Tesco Express and Sainsbury's Local are often much higher than shopping online or in a big supermarket

Convenience stores likely to cost shoppers hundreds more over a year

SHOPPERS who regularly buy groceries from Tesco and Sainsbury's convenience stores instead of their bigger supermarkets are likely to pay hundreds of pounds more over the course of a year, according to a study.

Eye-watering food study shows extra cost of 'convenience' stores - saving tips

Consumer group Which? compared prices at Tesco Express and Sainsbury’s Local with their larger supermarkets and online - with some shocking results when it comes to overspending

The £800-a-year penalty for doing the weekly food shop at convenience stores

‘Steep mark ups’ are prevalent at both Sainsbury’s Local and Tesco Express stores

Why your local convenience store shop could be costing you £800 extra a year

Which? analysed the prices of own-label and branded items at the two largest supermarket convenience chains, Tesco Express and Sainsbury’s Local