John Denham calls for shoppers to be given instant access to supermarket prices

11:47am Sunday 13th January 2013 in News

John Denham MP John Denham MP

Consumer groups, MPs and price comparison websites have thrown their weight behind a bill put together by a top Southampton politician.

John Denham, MP for Southampton Itchen, is calling for shoppers to be given instant online access to supermarket prices across different stores, after revealing details of “misleading deals” and “dubious pricing strategies” from supermarkets.

Included in the dossier is Tesco’s Big Price Drop campaign, which found that every two items that were dropped in price, three products became more expensive.

Mr Denham said: “In tough times, when living standards are falling, shoppers need every help to get the best value for money.

“My Bill will even up the relationship between supermarkets and the consumer.

“Supermarkets collect and analyse data on shopping habits to shape their pricing and promotion policies. Yet many consumers are still left shopping around from store to store to get the best deal in much the same way they did decades ago.

“Consumers will quickly be able to compare the price of their shop to get value for money. The release of this data will put an end to misleading pricing practices and dodgy deals. “They will also be able to see where branches of the same supermarket charge significantly different prices.”

Consumer champions Which? and price comparison website MySupermarket are among those backing Mr Denham’s bill.

Comments(8)

Inform Al says...
12:01pm Sun 13 Jan 13

It's not just supermarkets that are at it. Between Christmas and the new year I went into a sports shop in Strood Kent that had rather large signs outside saying closing down sale etc, I was wearing a pair of cheap trainers I purchased there about 6 months ago for £10, They were marked up at £12 in the 'sale'.

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mickey01 says...
3:15pm Sun 13 Jan 13

as far as the supermarkets are concerned i go to tesco at bursledon cos its the nearest to my home, if another opened closer then i would use that one.
surely driving around looking for the best deal isnt cost effective fuel cost wise

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Graeme Harrison says...
3:19pm Sun 13 Jan 13

mickey01 wrote:
as far as the supermarkets are concerned i go to tesco at bursledon cos its the nearest to my home, if another opened closer then i would use that one.
surely driving around looking for the best deal isnt cost effective fuel cost wise
You're right there but why should it stop a clapped out politico doing a bit of pointless grandstanding?

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geoff51 says...
3:25pm Sun 13 Jan 13

Graeme Harrison wrote:
mickey01 wrote:
as far as the supermarkets are concerned i go to tesco at bursledon cos its the nearest to my home, if another opened closer then i would use that one.
surely driving around looking for the best deal isnt cost effective fuel cost wise
You're right there but why should it stop a clapped out politico doing a bit of pointless grandstanding?
As usual Mr Soundbite Denham is jumping on a bandwagon to keep his sad image in the public eye.
Why he just cant remain invisible like his mate Whitehead I just dont understand.
Clapped out politician just about sums him up!

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Linesman says...
5:09pm Sun 13 Jan 13

geoff51 wrote:
Graeme Harrison wrote:
mickey01 wrote:
as far as the supermarkets are concerned i go to tesco at bursledon cos its the nearest to my home, if another opened closer then i would use that one.
surely driving around looking for the best deal isnt cost effective fuel cost wise
You're right there but why should it stop a clapped out politico doing a bit of pointless grandstanding?
As usual Mr Soundbite Denham is jumping on a bandwagon to keep his sad image in the public eye.
Why he just cant remain invisible like his mate Whitehead I just dont understand.
Clapped out politician just about sums him up!
With the amount of time that you spend on here, I doubt very much that you would recognise the inside of a supermarket.

As a group of MPs and price comparison websites agree with him and are supporting him, could it possibly be that you are attacking him because he is a Labour MP?

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solentsunseeker says...
6:48pm Sun 13 Jan 13

They also need to look at petrol. Petrol from a supermarket in Hedge End is always a penny dearer than other branches - guess they feel they can squeeze more out of Hedge Ender's

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geoff51 says...
8:08pm Sun 13 Jan 13

Linesman wrote:
geoff51 wrote:
Graeme Harrison wrote:
mickey01 wrote:
as far as the supermarkets are concerned i go to tesco at bursledon cos its the nearest to my home, if another opened closer then i would use that one.
surely driving around looking for the best deal isnt cost effective fuel cost wise
You're right there but why should it stop a clapped out politico doing a bit of pointless grandstanding?
As usual Mr Soundbite Denham is jumping on a bandwagon to keep his sad image in the public eye.
Why he just cant remain invisible like his mate Whitehead I just dont understand.
Clapped out politician just about sums him up!
With the amount of time that you spend on here, I doubt very much that you would recognise the inside of a supermarket.

As a group of MPs and price comparison websites agree with him and are supporting him, could it possibly be that you are attacking him because he is a Labour MP?
Actually you are so wrong on both points, the first one very wrong for reasons I am unable to divuge for legal reasons.
The second one I am actually attacking him not only because he is Labour but because he is all that is bad about MP's that is only speaking on a subject if it helps himself to raise his own agenda,
but mostly because he was part of the last government that brought this country to its knees and we are still paying for its disasters.

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derek james says...
9:55pm Sun 13 Jan 13

geoff51 wrote:
Linesman wrote:
geoff51 wrote:
Graeme Harrison wrote:
mickey01 wrote:
as far as the supermarkets are concerned i go to tesco at bursledon cos its the nearest to my home, if another opened closer then i would use that one.
surely driving around looking for the best deal isnt cost effective fuel cost wise
You're right there but why should it stop a clapped out politico doing a bit of pointless grandstanding?
As usual Mr Soundbite Denham is jumping on a bandwagon to keep his sad image in the public eye.
Why he just cant remain invisible like his mate Whitehead I just dont understand.
Clapped out politician just about sums him up!
With the amount of time that you spend on here, I doubt very much that you would recognise the inside of a supermarket.

As a group of MPs and price comparison websites agree with him and are supporting him, could it possibly be that you are attacking him because he is a Labour MP?
Actually you are so wrong on both points, the first one very wrong for reasons I am unable to divuge for legal reasons.
The second one I am actually attacking him not only because he is Labour but because he is all that is bad about MP's that is only speaking on a subject if it helps himself to raise his own agenda,
but mostly because he was part of the last government that brought this country to its knees and we are still paying for its disasters.
good points, unfortunately looks like they will get in again

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