How much money Sainsbury’s Nectar Prices save on an £80 shop
Key Points
- Nectar Prices saved shoppers more than £16 on average on an £80+ weekly shop
- Around 11,000 products on Nectar Prices each week
- Almost 1 million more customers regularly using Digital Nectar
- New Nectar partnerships launched with Uber and Merlin Entertainments
- Over 100 Full on Fibre products included in Aldi Price Match or Nectar Prices
Sainsbury’s shoppers saved more than £16 on average on an £80-plus big weekly shop using Nectar Prices in the first quarter, the supermarket said, with around 11,000 products on offer through the scheme each week.
The figure came in Sainsbury’s first-quarter trading statement for the 16 weeks to 20 June 2026, which reported continued growth in its Nectar loyalty programme.
Almost one million more customers are regularly using Digital Nectar than a year earlier. Sainsbury’s said the growth is feeding its Nectar360 retail media business, which sells advertising and promotional space to brands.
New ways to spend points
The supermarket launched new partnerships with Uber and Merlin Entertainments during the quarter and simplified redemption on the Nectar app to make it easier for customers to use their points.
Sainsbury’s also tied Nectar Prices to its push on affordable healthy food, with over 100 products carrying new Full on Fibre labelling included in either Aldi Price Match or Nectar Prices. Fibre labelling now appears on more than 500 products across the range.
Sainsbury’s grew sales 3.1% in its first quarter as more shoppers chose it for their big weekly shop, with grocery sales up 3.6% and the supermarket reporting market share gains.
Total retail sales excluding fuel rose 2.7%, while like-for-like sales excluding fuel were up 2.1%.
Simon Roberts, Chief Executive of Sainsbury’s, said customers were looking for value more than ever and that consistent pricing had driven an encouraging start to the year.
Sainsbury’s said it outperformed the market in fresh food, with sales up 5%, helped by record sales of berries and burgers during the May heatwave and best-ever lamb sales over Easter. Its premium Taste the Difference range grew 6%, and Groceries Online sales rose 12.5%.
Not every part of the business grew. General Merchandise and Clothing sales fell 3.7%, with Tu Clothing down 2.1% and general merchandise down 6.3%. Sainsbury’s said it was deliberately cutting general merchandise ranges and floor space in favour of food.
Sainsbury’s held its full-year guidance, expecting total underlying operating profit of between £975 million and £1,075 million and retail free cash flow of more than £500 million. It flagged the conflict in the Middle East as an uncertainty for customers and the business.
