to think most people just go to their nearest supermarket?

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wrt christmas profit result.

I don't think people switch supermarkets a lot. or do they?

My nearest is Sainsburys and we will go there during the week if we need any kind of top ups.
Our bulk of the food shop comes from ocado.
When we have more time at the weekends we will go to Waitrose for specific ingredients rather than Sainsburys.
There is a Tesco and a Lidl between but I don’t go there, they are way too busy.
I don’t shop around at all though, I can’t be arsed on making savings of 20p here and £2 there, I value my time at the weekends more and I just want to go to one place where I know I can get everything, not spend my precious weekend days driving about from shop to shop.

Anyone find Waitrose to be the most expensive of all ?.

Just cos we have one nearby and none other:(.

I would think Waitose a was the most pricey but they do have an essentials range. I’ve never done a full shop there.

These days I can get everything I need in Aldi. Only need to go elsewhere maybe once a month if I’m looking for something different. 10 years ago Aldi’s range was much smaller but now they do everything I need in a weekly shop but I do cook from scratch with basic ingredients and I’m brand blind so it suits.

I switch it up. I live near lots of supermarkets. Some are on the way home from work, some on the way back from the gym/swimming/skate park/doggy daycare/music lessons

I have no loyalty. Although I rarely if ever go to Asda because I think it’s a shit tip.

I do lots of different supermarkets too. Mainly Tesco for delivery plus Sainsbury's and Waitrose in the week and for things I can't get from Tesco;they are near where I work so I go in at lunch and after work.

At Christmas I get stuff from Tesco, Waitrose, Sainsbury's, M&S, ASDA and Aldi. That's to get what I want product wise and also because of price.

@FlowerArranger God that's awful. I didn't know about that.

My nearest in sainsbury's but i find it pricier than the others. I will only go if i cant be bothered to go extra distance or only need small bits. For big shopping or if i need to go to multiple shops, Morrisons os more convenient for me. Those are the 2 i alternate between and occasionally Asda once in a while.

I’m lucky enough to have four (4!) supermarkets within walking distance of my place: ironically from closest to most distant they’re M&S Simply Food, Tesco, Lidl and Iceland. I probably use Lidl and Iceland most, and only go to M&S late in the day when there are massive reductions to see what I can get for cheap (this evening was truffled cauliflower cheese down from £3 to 42p! ). But I’m also lucky in having a couple of brilliant local ethnic shops that sell staples ridiculously cheap just as close. (Full disclosure: I do not live in London)

I regularly go to my nearest large Tesco that is 10 min drive away. But if I only need a couple of things then I'll go to co-op as it's closer. However, I also go to other supermarkets if I either need to get something specific or if I'm passing by.

I prefer sainsburys and go to the one nearest. I have tried the Tesco nearest but found the quality worse. Asda are ok for some things, I go there when going to my sister's as its on the way. Waitrose I like and are closest but i find overpriced for not discernible difference in quality.

I go to Lidl’s and Sainsbury’s. Neither are the closest to me. Asda and Tesco are closer but I can’t stand them.

Tesco's 10 minutes away. Sainsbury's 15 minutes away.

8/10 times go to Tesco . But go to Sainsbury's occasionally to mix it up a bit.

Lidl occasionally. Waitrose if I'm passing occasionally.

I go to the supermarket far too regularly for various reasons. So try not to go the same one two days in a row

On foot, on our nearest hight street we have Lidl, Waitrose and Iceland...I use them all for specific things.

A 5 minute drive away we have Aldi Sainsburys and Asda...I get what I can in Aldi then depending on what I need I go to one or both of the others.

If we are extremely busy or one of us is working away we get an Ocado delivery!

I think that makes, Tesco, Morrisons and Co op the only supermarkets I dont use regularly.

We have special diets in our house and love good food but are on a limited budget....hence all the running about!

I have a dozen within striking distance. I assume most supermarkets have a similar situation in most parts of the Country therefore their results reflect people's choices.

Nobody picks Aldi (who have done much better this season) just because it is closer.

I almost never go to my nearest supermarket because it's ASDA and I always get cross in there. The next nearest is probably Morrisons, but I go to Tesco in the other direction because I'm more often going that way anyway. And actually the supermarket I use most often is about 10 miles away, but I drive past it on my way home from a regular weekly appointment at a time that suits me to do my shopping.

But I don't switch around much for price, just on whim. Like, I'll occasionally go to Waitrose for a treat or Sainsburys if I want to look at the clothes section.

I live about 30 seconds from a Lidl, Aldi and Farmfoods as well as local butcher.

Asda, Sainsbury's, Tesco and M&S all equal distances but different directions.

Used to be loyal to Tesco because of their clubcard but I find they've become v expensive recently and lots of products out of stock.

I like Sainsbury's but can't get used to the layout.

Our only localish one is a medium sized Tesco's.They seemed to had dropped some of their own brand products (cat litter, cereals)that we bought regularly.
I have an Asda and Aldi on the way home from work so I've been there and of course am now doing quite a lot of the main shop there.We have a veg shop,fish shop ,butchers on our little high street so I am using them more too.The veg shop is best as it is all fresh,lasts and were eating more seasonal things.We also don't need to use any plastic bags and it comes loose.

I've got lots of small supermarkets near me - waitrose, tesco express, sainsburys, co-op all within five minutes. Use all of them, know that some are better than others for specific things.
Also like to go to larger supermarkets once or twice a month - so use
Waitrose, M&S, Tesco, Sainsbury, Aldi, Lidl, Morrisons, Asda... sometimes I make a specific journey (so car park important), other times I'll just plan to do a supermarket shop on the way home from somewhere.

I go to different ones for different things. I actively avoid Tesco though as I don't like them.

I buy odds and ends at one of the big supermarkets as I can get there on foot, but I do my main shop at Lidl/Aldi. The one I can walk to is ridiculously more expensive.

The nearest supermarketsto me are sainsburys, waitrose and coop. If I'm doing a full shopi would go in the car anyway so I drive about 15 min to more budget friendly ones like tesco and aldi. The sainsbury and coop are rubbish anyway. They are quite small stores and clog up aisles with scented candles and duvet sets which I'm sure no one actually buys there.

We do the majority of our shopping at Aldi and Lidl. If we want brand name items that they don't stock (which is becoming more and more infrequent) we'll go wherever is closest. Morrisons probably gets more of our business because the stock more interesting beers and, funnily enough, yogurts (like those Lancashire Farm ones) and their bakery section is nice.

Tesco is too expensive for the quality it offers. I assume once upon a time it was actually cheap and it's still trading on that perception.

I go to M&S when I want some nice prepared food.

People do change supermarkets; they've done some studies into it semi recently which have been on telly. Mostly because the big names have lost market share due to people shopping around for better deals and not being beholden to doing an entire shop all at once. (Obviously if you have delivery you'll just get it all in one go but if price is a concern and you have the time/inclination, shopping around is the way forward)

Moved from UK to US last year. I now live a 5 minute walk from Walmart in one direction and Target in the other. I'm a ten/ fifteen minute drive from Trader Joe's and Whole Foods and I'd rather drive 15 minutes or walk 30 minutes to get to the later. I am missing M+S though.

I have fuck all brand loyalty.

My nearest shop is a little Waitrose. There is also a Tesco express a 2 minute walk further down the street which I walk past on my way back from work.

My nearest big supermarket, where I go to stock up, is a Sainsbury's.

I go to whichever one suits my needs at the time and visit all three regularly.

There is a (tiny) Aldi a short bus ride away but I've been a few times and honestly it's too crowded for me so I don't bother anymore.