Tesco Ireland has recently reopened its Golden Island store in Athlone unveiling a radical price shift which brings reduced grocery prices to consumers in County Westmeath. The move follows the highly successful launch of the price programme in 51 stores to date in counties Louth, Cavan, Monaghan, Sligo, Donegal, Roscommon, Mayo, Galway, Meath, and Dublin.
The Tesco Golden Island store closed for two days this week and reopened on Tuesday July 21 with major price reductions and improved range and choice for consumers in County Westmeath.
The prices of thousands of goods at the Tesco store in Athlone have been reduced by an average of 22 per cent with many prices down as much as 30 per cent. Prices have been reduced across all categories including bread, dairy products, meat products, packaged groceries, baby products, health and beauty, ready meals, household, and many more. Significant reductions in the prices of milk, meat and poultry took effect in the past months in Athlone and elsewhere.
Mr Kieran Rushe, store manager at Tesco Golden Island, said “The announcement is a significant development for consumers in Athlone making grocery shopping more affordable for customers who are facing tougher economic times. The reductions we are announcing today will bring down the cost of grocery shopping by as much as €50 per week.”
“Many local consumers who have taken to travelling to the North for shopping will now find it just as cheap to shop in Tesco stores.
“As well as introducing a wider range of product choice for customers, we have retained all familiar Irish products and brands which have proven their popularity with customers over the years. We will also continue to work in partnership with local producers selling only fresh Irish beef and fresh Irish lamb as well as all of our milk coming only from Irish farms.”
