Prices of high-end products slashed

%VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%Budget supermarkets are slashing the cost of high-end products as retailers "fall over themselves" to cater for middle-class tastes, according to a magazine report.

Discounters such as Aldi and Lidl are no longer just for the "cheap basics", with both stocking products from South American filter coffee to flour for the breadmaker, Good Housekeeping magazine said.