Sainsbury’s has denied using underhand tactics to advertise its new Wolverhampton store.
The retailer opened a new 72,500 sq ft, £60m store in the West Midlands town last week.
Since opening, shoppers at an Asda store less than a mile away have contacted Sainsbury’s to complain about leaflets left on their car windscreens.
The leaflet states: “Still buying RUBBISH! Change Supermarkets! Visit the brand new, multi-million £ Mega Store & Petrol Station…… Sainsbury’s”. It then gives the location of the store and fuel prices there.
One shopper who posted a photo of the leaflet on Sainsbury’s Facebook page said: “I am absolutely disgusted that Sainsbury’s has used such underhand tactics. I found this under my car window screen wiper as I left my local Asda store. It is a shame that your colleagues have had to go to such lengths.”
Another shopper added: “Does this imply that if we don’t shop at Sainsbury’s we eat rubbish… bit of a low flyer!”
A Sainsbury’s spokeswoman insisted: “This is not from Sainsbury’s and not something we would ever do.”
An Asda spokeswoman said: ”We’re pretty unimpressed that our customers were treated so rudely by Sainsburys and a bit confused as to why they would go to so much effort to promote to our value savvy shoppers the fact Sainsbury’s fuel is more expensive than Asda.”
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