Marks and Spencer is making an alteration in every food hall that will remain until Summer

While Marks and Spencer (M&S) is considered by many to be a 'posh' supermarket, over the recent months the retailer has been lowering its prices on some products to compete with budget brands like Lidl and Aldi. On some occasions, shoppers have actually found M&S to be cheaper than Aldi and Lidl when doing their grocery shops, and the sentiment towards the 'premium' supermarket is changing.

Now, Marks and Spencer has rolled out a change across all of its food halls which will make people's shopping even cheaper. M&S has extended its price lock on more than 100 common household items - including washing up liquid, rice, coconut milk and soup.

The price lock will last until Summer 2023. It means shoppers won't have to deal with any surprises when they come to check out their food shop at the tills.

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The "refreshed" list of products includes white mushrooms for £1, easy peeler satsumas for £2 and Granny Smith apples for £2. Other items that will stay the same price until around early July are egg noodles for £1.15 and washing up liquid for £1.

The news will be welcomed by supermarket shoppers after food inflation hit 18.3% in February. The price lock campaign had been due to end after Easter but will continue with a revamped list of products, having been extended three times now.

It sits alongside the M&S Remarksable Value budget range, which was launched in 2019 and includes over 100 everyday staples. M&S says all its Remarkable items are price benchmarked against key competitors “to guarantee the best value for customers”.

Some of the products included in the range are Vitamin-D enriched