07.01.25 Shopping Hacks & Retail News: From Aldi's Alcohol-Free Cocktails to Fixing Scratched Floors with Bananas

This podcast covers the latest retail news, focusing on deals, new products, and shopping trends in the UK. This week's episode features: ● Aldi, which is celebrating being named the UK's cheapest supermarket for four years in a row by offering a £20,000 voucher giveaway. Aldi also saw its best Christmas ever in 2024 with sales topping £1.6 billion in December. Aldi is also adding new alcohol-free cocktails to its range, including a London Dry Gin & Tonic and Pink Berries & Lemonade, both priced at 79p per can. ● Boots, which has included a 60-pack of its Max Strength Plant Sterols Capsules, which are clinically proven to lower cholesterol, in its weekly £10 Tuesday sale. ● Tesco and Sainsbury's, which have been crowned the winners of Christmas by Kantar, with sales up 5% and 3.5% respectively. ● Asda, which was the only major supermarket to see sales fall in the 12 weeks to 29 December.