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Article: Tesco offers the cheapest ethical basket.(PRICES)
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- September 19, 2009
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Tesco proved itself the destination of choice for eco-shoppers this week by providing a basket of ethical products for 5.96 [pounds sterling] less than at Asda--which crashed to fourth place in our list of cheapest retailers.
Tesco provided 18 of the cheapest or joint-cheapest items. Its most competitive promotions included organic beef mince at 4 [pounds sterling]/kg and organic leeks at 2.50 [pounds sterling]/kg.
Second-placed Sainsbury's 63.53 [pounds sterling] basket undercut nearest rival Morrisons by 2.78 pounds sterling]. It provided eight promotions and was the only retailer to offer whole free-range chicken for less than 3 pounds sterling] and ...