Britain's favourite (and least favourite) supermarkets revealed

Mark Chandler16 February 2017

Britain's favourite and least popular supermarkets have been revealed in a new survey.

Waitrose, Iceland and Marks & Spencer topped the Which? supermarket consumer satisfaction poll.

The consumer group asked more than 7,000 shoppers about their experience of supermarkets they had used in the previous six months both in store and online.

Waitrose topped the in store supermarket survey for the third year in a row, just beating Marks & Spencer, while Iceland's online service received the highest customer score of the supermarkets looked at.

Asda was ranked bottom of the in store table in ninth place - as well as joint last in the online rankings.

Britain's best supermarket based on in-store experience

1. Waitrose

2. Marks & Spencer

=3. Aldi

=3. Lid

5. Morrisons

6. Iceland

7. Sainsbury's

8. Tesco

9. Asda

Based on Which? survey

Which? had asked shoppers to rate stores based on factors such as their appearance, how easy it was to find products and the overall quality of fresh products.

The overall score stores received was also based on whether or not customers would recommend them to a friend.

The ranking for supermarkets' online services was based on factors such as the relevance of substitutions for products, value for money and the service received from delivery drivers.

Richard Headland, Which? magazine editor, said: "With concerns over rising prices the competition among supermarkets is fiercer than ever.

Britain's best online supermarket based on customer experience

1. Iceland

2. Ocado

=3. Morrisons

=3. Tesco

=5. Asda

=5. Sainsbury's

=5. Waitrose

Based on Which? survey

"While value for money remains a top priority, in-store appearance and the availability of quality and fresh products can also go a long way to satisfying shoppers' needs."

Which? said Waitrose's helpful staff had won over shoppers in the in store survey and customers said its spacious store layouts made groceries easy to find.

M&S's regular "dine in" offers which often include a meal for two and a bottle of wine were also found to be a particular hit with shoppers, helping it to take second place in the in store category.

Aldi and Lidl were placed joint third, behind Waitrose and Marks & Spencer, in the in store supermarket survey.

Which? said Aldi and Lidl were fairly "evenly matched", with both scoring particularly well on value for money.

Morrisons climbed from eighth place in last year's survey to number five this year.

While Asda was seen by consumers as being generally good value, its food quality was rated in the Which? survey as average.

A spokeswoman for Waitrose said: "We are really happy our partners' hard work in our shops has been recognised."

An Asda spokeswoman said: "We know that we need to do a better job for our customers and all our colleagues are working hard to make a real difference.

"We're getting better every day and we are confident that customers will be pleasantly surprised if they shop with us today compared to when this survey took place last year - and we'll be even better tomorrow.

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