All Grocer 33 articles
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Grocer 33Tesco is Maidstone’s finest supermarket in mystery shop
Our shopper found the 32,317 sq ft Tesco ‘clean and well stocked’ with an ‘excellent range of more unusual brands’
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Grocer 33Maidstone’s best supermarket: how Tesco Grove Green thrives at its busiest
Stuart Smith was talking to Stephen Jones What’s the most challenging aspect of managing this store? Our busyness. We’re quite a small unit, under 32,000 sq ft. Our aisles are narrow, so it can be an intense shopping environment. It’s a fine balancing act to keep it ...
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Grocer 33Clubcard Prices help Tesco edge ahead of Asda
Tesco’s eight Clubcard price cuts provided this week’s deepest discounts
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Grocer 33How Waitrose Harborne beat bigger rivals in Birmingham mystery shop
Waitrose Harborne GSM Mike Turner on gifting products to shoppers and plans to upgrade the shop
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Grocer 33‘Relaxed’ Waitrose store is Birmingham’s best supermarket
Waitrose excelled on customer service and features, with our shopper praising all staff she interacted with as “extremely friendly, helpful and efficient”
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Grocer 33Asda and Tesco stay clear of their supermarket rivals on price
Asda came in just 51p cheaper than Tesco across all 33 items.
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Grocer 33Promotions carry Asda to cheapest basket this week
Asda offered eight multibuys and four price promotions on our basket
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Grocer 33Sainsbury’s Emma Hill on hitting high standards during busiest ever Easter
‘You have to take your manager glasses off and look at things through a customer’s eyes’
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Grocer 33‘Excellent’ Sainsbury’s is the best store in Sheffield
Our shopper praised Sainsbury’s ‘excellent condition’ and said it was ‘worth the trip’
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Grocer 33Asda cheapest for Easter as cut-price veg hits new low
Asda has yet to enter the veg price wars but it has led the market with its discounts on Easter eggs
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Grocer 33Waitrose voted best Oxford supermarket in mystery shop
In keeping with Oxford’s relatively prosperous 542,000 population, it was Waitrose that took the win this week
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Grocer 33Waitrose Botley Road’s Greg Ryan on healthy Oxford and Little Treats
‘Our bestselling item last week was a 350g pack of blueberries. That says a lot about shoppers in Oxford, where healthy eating is a big thing’
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Grocer 33Sainsbury’s wins Portsmouth supermarket mystery shopper survey
Sainsbury’s Farlington store combines convenience with strong availability
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Grocer 33Sainsbury’s Farlington GSM Abi Fouch on juggling stores and shared problems
‘I’ve been covering two stores. It makes me super proud that the staff here have been able to win this without having me in their back pocket’
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Grocer 33Aldi is best shop in South Shields as friendly staff stand out
Customer service was high across the board this week, particularly at Aldi with its ‘very upbeat and friendly’ staff
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Grocer 33Aldi’s second mystery shop win a double celebration for South Shields store
‘This is what retail is all about’ says store manager Graham Richmond
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Grocer 33Lidl cheaper than Aldi in price survey thanks to cabbage
After seven wins on the trot for Aldi, a price cut on savoy cabbage made all the difference for Lidl
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Grocer 33Sainsbury’s offers the cheapest shop for Mother’s Day
Sainsbury’s went big on booze, with a Nectar promotion offering a £4 discount
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Grocer 33Billericay Waitrose wins Basildon supermarket mystery shop
The 24,169 sq ft Waitrose is located on Billericay high street and won by a comfortable 13 points
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Grocer 33Waitrose Billericay deputy on Aldi pressures, Jason Tarry and thriving high streets
‘Billericay is where my heart is. We’re a vibrant high street location and a real landmark in the town’, says G33 store of the week deputy branch manger Sam Townsend.