Struggling with the cost of living? IGA slashes prices on 3000 household essentials!

Nov 9, 2023
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With the increasing cost of living straining household budgets, managing grocery bills is becoming more challenging, particularly for seniors on fixed incomes.

However, there's some good news: IGA Supermarkets is lowering prices on more than 3000 everyday essentials.

The price reductions are part of the IGA’s cost-saving initiative called ‘Low Prices Every Day’.

This means that the prices of various products will remain unchanged for three months, guaranteeing shoppers stability in pricing until the end of January 2024.

IGA’s Low Prices Every Day offers essential products at reduced prices. Image source: IGA

These reductions will cover a range of items, including kitchen staples such as butter, cheese, and rice and bathroom essentials like toothpaste and antiperspirant.

For those with a sweet tooth, the retailer is also cutting the prices of some treats, including Sara Lee Bavarian and popular chocolate options such as M&Ms and Maltesers.

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These products come in various options and are available in selected varieties. Image source: IGA

You can find the full list of discounted products here.

Please note that prices may vary in remote areas and are valid exclusively at participating IGA stores, excluding IGA Xpress, IGA Local Grocer, Foodland, and TAS.

The discounted prices will also apply while supplies last.

IGA’s Price Match program also matches the lowest regular shelf prices of hundreds of similar essential products every week in its bid to remain competitive with other retailers like Coles, ALDI, and Woolworths.

Smaller stores in IGA’s network match prices on 200 products, while those on the larger end price match up to 1,200 items.

Given the ongoing surge in the cost of living, the store has also introduced ‘Low Prices Locked’ on a wide range of essential Community Co private label products until early January, available at IGA stores nationwide.

IGA isn't the only retailer reducing prices lately.

IKEA, Woolworths, and Kmart have all announced price reductions in recent months to support shoppers as the cost of living continues to rise.

These price drops also come ahead of the holidays—a time when consumer spending ramps up for Christmas.

Earlier, the Reserve Bank of Australia increased the cash rate amid inflation concerns, pushing it to 4.35 per cent.

This development has sparked fears that many vulnerable Aussies and those with payments like mortgages will see the short end of the stick in the months ahead.

‘The RBA’s decision to lift the cash rate to 4.35 per cent will hurt people with low incomes the most,’ explained Australian Council of Social Service CEO Cassandra Goldie.

She stressed that the government should not deal with high inflation in a way that endangers those already doing it tough and that instead, inflation should be dealt with ‘at its roots’.

‘This should include working with states and territories to curb soaring rents and additional measures to bring down energy bills for those who can least afford it,’ Goldie said.

IGA Supermarkets has reduced the prices of over 3000 essential products as part of their cost-saving initiative, Low Prices Every Day.
Included in the price drop are kitchen goods, bathroom essentials, and some sweet treats.
Along with the price-reducing initiative, IGA has also implemented a ‘Price Match program’ to match the lowest regular shelf price of essential products.
With Aussies facing a cost of living crisis, the store launched ‘Low Prices Locked’ on a wide range of essential Community Co private label products until early January, available nationwide.

Members, what do you think of this initiative from IGA and other retail giants in helping alleviate the rise of the cost of living?

Share your opinions in the comments below!