COSTCO VS THE SUPERMARKET: WHO DOES BULK BUY BETTER?

For years, Costco has been the place to get bargains that simply aren’t available to most of Britain. Savvy shoppers have been able to get masses of household staples like coffee and toilet paper – not to mention electronics and luxury food - for a knockdown price, as long as you bought in bulk and were eligible for ‘membership’ of their exclusive club. 

But now, as an all-out cost-of-living price war kicks-off, Costco is finding itself under pressure from supermarkets keen to undercut them without obliging shoppers to hire a removal van. Now, this documentary is navigating the thorny issue as to whether you really can save cash by going cash n’ carry. Is it really worth the cost of membership, and are you better off buying in bulk?

Full of tips and tricks on which offers you the best savings and quality to the psychology behind their layouts, we meet industry experts, analysts, and shoppers as they weigh up the relative advantages and disadvantages. We gauge the opinion of everyone from ‘The Retail Champion’ Clare Bailey, who reveals the secrets of the ‘bum brush’, to Consumer Champion Martin Newman to Supershopper Joanna Lampego.

In the battle for the bargain buys, who will come out on top - Costco?or the Supermarkets?