Auchan leader of the lowest prices in August. Where was the most expensive?

Auchan was the leader of the lowest prices in August, overtook Macro Cash & Carry and E. Leclerc – ASM SFA research agency said.

The average cost of ASM SFA shopping basket in this network was PLN 286.56. It is an increase of PLN 2.97, i.e. by 1.05 percent. More than the cheapest basket in July, also belonging to the Auchan network a month ago.

Differences at the average price of the basket between the first and second and third store in the ranking amounted to PLN 9.18 (Makro Cash & Carry) and PLN 13.63 (E.Leclerc), respectively.

The highest value of the shopping basket in August 2025 was recorded in the net network, where PLN 340.95 had to be paid for the set of products analyzed.

Among the categories of traditional networks, the cheapest purchases could be done in cash & carry stores – PLN 300.07. In the list of sales channels, the highest, average prices of the surveyed products in the shopping basket were recorded in the Dark Store – PLN 353.08. However, the cheapest purchases (PLN 305.74) could be done in hybrid networks.

The drop in prices was recorded in nine of the 13 surveyed networks, while in four – as the authors of the report emphasize – prices increased. The largest decrease in the average price of the shopping basket took place in the E.Leclerc network (4.35 percent), while the largest increase in Polomarket stores (5.14 percent). Analysts also calculated that the lowest price of the basket was PLN 240.83 (more by PLN 4.44 than in July this year), while taking the highest prices – it was PLN 379.17 (by PLN 3.82 more than in July this year). “The difference between the cheapest and the most expensive basket in August 2025 was PLN 138.36 and it is PLN 0.62 lower than in July,”- we read in the report.

In August, among 15 products of the greatest importance for consumers, i.e. the highest power index indicator, The most in a month to month the shower gel (7.91 percent) and coffee (6.93 percent) increased the most. However, the largest reduction concerned tomatoes (21.88 percent)

As noted by the ASM SFA expert Kamil Kruk, the August decline in the average shopping basket by less than PLN 2 is part of the price stabilization observed in recent months. – GUS data shows that inflation in an annual basis was 2.9 percent, which means that the price growth dynamics has slowed down and remains relatively low compared to 2022–2023. It is this stabilization at the macroeconomic level that translates into a more pronounced calming of prices in retail – he pointed out.

The expert pointed out that the differences in prices between stores in some categories remain so significant that choosing the right retail chain is of real importance for home budgets.

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