Is MAKRO still the grocery king this week? Picture: File.
Is Makro still the GROCERY king this week?
Can any of the major supermarkets knock Makro of its pedestal? It’s time for our weekly grocery basket comparison.
Is MAKRO still the grocery king this week? Picture: File.
Makro entered our weekly basket comparison triumphantly last week, shooting right to the top of the board. Was it a fluke or is Makro still offering the best prices for cash-strapped consumers in SA? That’s right, to keep our audience up to date during our unprecedented cost-of-living crisis, we’ll see if any of the big supermarkets can dethrone Makro in this week’s basket comparison.
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Ultimately, we want to enrich the lives of our audience, because why should you pay higher prices at one retailer when you can save a little somewhere else? For all you Food Lover’s Market fans out there, please note that we are in the process of adding the retailer. So stay tuned. However, in Week 41 of 2023, who comes out on top between Makro, Checkers, Pick n Pay, Shoprite and Woolworths?
HAS ANYONE DETHRONED MAKRO?
| Rank | Supermarket | This week | Last week | % change |
| 1. | Makro | R688.30 | R756.97 | 8.86% decrease |
| 2. | Shoprite | R767.33 | R763.33 | 0.52% increase |
| 3. | Checkers | R793.83 | R785.83 | 1.02% increase |
| 4. | Pick n Pay | R835.83 | R825.83 | 1.20% increase |
| 5. | Woolworths | R861.83 | R861.83 | unchanged |
The short answer is no. Not only did the big four not best Makro, but the retailer actually managed to slash prices by 8.86% when all the others increased and Woolworths remained unchanged. The top five stays the same with Shoprite in second, Checkers third, followed by Pick n Pay and Woolworths.
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The big mover in our pricing index was eggs, unsurprisingly, considering the avian flu and egg supply problems facing Makro and the others. Beyond that, there were nominal fluctuations in butter/margarine, milk and a few other items. See a detailed breakdown of our shopping basket below …
WHAT’S IN THE BASKET?
We’ve compared 17 household items to see the supermarkets offering the best prices this week. Note that we do not consider discounts or card-holder specials in this comparison. When the exact name-brand items are not available, we use the nearest alternative house-brand alternative (as stated at the bottom of this comparison):
| Product | Checkers | Shoprite | Woolworths | Pick n Pay | Makro |
| 500g Fatti’s & Moni’s spaghetti | R18.99 | R19.99 | R22.99* | R19.99 | R14.95 |
| 400g smooth Black Cat peanut butter | R49.99 | R44.99 | R43.99* | R46.99 | R43.75 |
| 1kg Jungle Oats | R44.99 | R44.99 | R45.99 | R44.99 | R41.45 |
| Joko Strong Quality Teabags 100 pack | R54.99 | R49.99 | R49.99 | R49.99 | R44.45 |
| Albany Superior Sliced White Bread Loaf 700g | R19.99 | R18.99 | R19.99* | R18.99 | R18.99 |
| Sunfoil Pure Sunflower Seed Oil 2L | R87.99 | R87.99 | R79.99* | R79.99 | R74.95 |
| Iwisa Super Maize Meal Bag 2.5kg | R34.99 | R35.99 | R38.99 | R66.99 | R29.95 |
| Selati Pure White Sugar Bag 2.5kg | R64.99 | R64.99 | R57.99* | R65.99 | R53.58 |
| Clover Full Cream Fresh Milk 2L | R34.99 | R34.99 | R38.99* | R29.99 | R35.95 |
| Tastic Long Grain Parboiled Rice 2kg | R41.99 | R41.99 | R41.99 | R42.99 | R40.95 |
| Snowflake Cake Wheat Flour 2.5kg | R42.99 | R42.99 | R41.99 | R43.99 | R45.95 |
| Dettol Original Bath Soap 175g | R17.99 | R17.99 | R17.99 | R17.99 | R16.95 |
| Rama Original 70% Fat Spread 500g | R32.99 | R32.99 | R57.99* | R30.99 | R30.99 |
| Frisco Original Instant Coffee & Chicory 250g | R49.99 | R49.99 | R94.99* | R57.99 | R53.45 |
| Nulaid Grade 1 Large Eggs 30 | R81.99 | R89.99 | R84.99* | R99.99 | R84.99 |
| Coca-Cola Original Less Sugar Bottle 2L | R25.99 | R19.99 | R25.99 | R25.99 | R20.50 |
| Twinsaver Luxury Twin Ply Toilet Paper 9 Pack | R89.99 | R89.99 | R91.99* | R91.99 | R77.45 |
| TOTAL | R793.83 | R767.33 | R861.83 | R835.83 | R688.30 |
*Please note that when the exact same brands are not available (Woolworths) we used the nearest and cheapest house-brand alternatives. Specifically, Spaghetti 500 g, Smooth Peanut Butter 400 g, White Sandwich Bread 700 g, Sunflower Oil 2 L, White Sugar 2.5 kg, Fresh Full Cream Milk 2 L, Stork Country 40% Fat Spread 1 kg, Nescafé Classic Instant Coffee 200 g, Free Range Large Eggs 18 pk, Super Soft 2 Ply Toilet Paper 9 pk.
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What do you think of our winning Makro grocery basket this week? Would you shop there if it meant saving money, or do the small adjustments in prices mean little to you?
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