Tesco is making a huge change to all its Express stores

Tesco has announced it is making a big change to all its Express stores amid the cost of living crisis.

The supermarket chain is to replace more than 50 everyday products with cheaper alternatives – including items from the own-brand range. Own brand items which will now be sold include penne pasta (85p), Tesco frozen garden peas (£1.65), Tesco basmati rice pouches (75p) and Tesco smooth peanut butter (£1.65).

Tesco says some of these alternatives will cost less than a third of the price of the products they are replacing.

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It comes after research from the chain showed that shoppers are to cheaper own-brand products than more expensive branded alternatives.

Tesco Convenience Managing Director Sarah Lawler said: "We know customers are watching every penny at the moment, so we hope these helpful product swaps will bring down food bills for even more families.

"Our Express stores offer unbeatable value on everything from essentials to fresh produce, making healthy food more accessible for the 2,000 communities that we serve across the UK. And while our convenience stores don’t have the shelf space to carry the full range of our larger shops, by swapping these products, we’ve been able to make way for even more of our great-value own brand ranges."

Tesco hopes the change-over will be complete by the end of August.

The move comes as German discounter rivals Aldi and Lidl have witnessed sharp sales growth in recent months as cash-strapped shoppers seek to trim their shopping bills.

A study from Which? earlier this year also claimed that shoppers who regularly buy groceries from Tesco and Sainsbury’s convenience stores instead