Overview
- From April 7, online orders must reach £50 for free delivery, with delivery‑pass orders under that charged £7.50, up from £7.
- Shoppers without a pass will typically pay £1 to £5.50 for delivery on orders over £50 and £7.50 for smaller baskets.
- Sainsbury's says the vast majority of online customers already spend above the new threshold.
- The update, the first rise in well over a decade, has drawn complaints from single shoppers and some pensioners on social media.
- The grocer highlights Click & Collect and delivery passes (£7.50 monthly, £43 for six months, £80 yearly), while new pass sign-ups are currently paused to prioritise vulnerable customers.