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UK Grocers Kick Off Early Christmas Chocolate Price Fight as Asda Sets Lowest Open Prices and Tesco Limits Tubs

Shoppers also confront smaller Quality Street tubs with new wrappers as Nestlé cites higher costs.

Overview

  • Asda posts the cheapest no‑loyalty prices this week, listing Quality Street 550g and Celebrations 500g at £4.42, with Heroes and Roses 550g at £4.92.
  • Tesco caps online purchases of Quality Street, Roses, Heroes and Celebrations at six per order after sell‑outs on a £2.95 Clubcard deal for a 600g Quality Street tub.
  • Sainsbury’s runs a Nectar promotion cutting many 100g Cadbury bags to 97p and dropping Heroes and Roses tubs to about £4.50, with the offer due to end on Sunday, September 21.
  • Poundland sells a 125g Cadbury selection box for 25p in stores while its website switches to browsing only with home delivery ended from September 16.
  • Quality Street tubs are reduced from 600g to 550g alongside paper wrappers, drawing shopper complaints, and Nestlé says formats and prices reflect manufacturing, ingredient and transport costs as well as customer preferences.