Latest Asda News and Analysis – Page 107
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Grocer 33: Tesco pips Asda by less than a pound
Tesco pipped Asda to the post this week by just 98p and claimed its first victory in the new Grocer 33 year.
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Clarke: Asda may absorb VAT hike
New Asda supremo Andy Clarke has vowed that the supermarket will do “everything we can” to absorb next year’s rise in VAT rather than hike prices.
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Asda market share slumps as Sainsbury’s closes in
Asda’s market share has fallen to a 19-month low, the latest figures from Kantar Worldpanel show.
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Touchscreen technology hits wine aisles in Asda
Asda is introducing in-store touchscreen wine selectors to help demystify the category for shoppers.The retailer said the freestanding units would be trialled in the wine aisles of its Sheffield and Harrogate stores this week, with a...
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Grocer 33: Asda comes up trumps in Manchester
Three stores had no items out-of-stock this week, but the winneris Asda in Wythenshawe, Manchester, which pipped its rivals to the post thanks to impressive levels of customer service.
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Grocer 33: Carrots and cabbage keep Asda cheapest
Asda claimed another victory this week, with a £45.23 basket.
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Asda hits 13th year as cheapest supermarket
Asda is the UK's cheapest supermarket for the 13th year in a row.
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Asda parent Walmart eyes financial services tie-up
Walmart has tightened its links with the financial services company that handles its pre-paid MoneyCard business.
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Editor's Comment: He's famed for his small ego, but Sir Terry will leave a big gap
I should have guessed something momentous was going to happen as soon as the editor booked his holiday - last time Adam was away, Andy Bond announced he was stepping down as CEO.
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Thompson promoted to head Asda games
Asda has promoted Andrew Thompson to head of games. Thompson joined Asda less than a year ago as head of new business in music and video games, and was previously product director at Gamestation for six years. Asda said its video game...
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Grocer 33: Asda again beats the £50 barrier
Asda offered the highest number of cheapest items this week, including the Canada ginger ale (96p), brie (45p), green beans (96p/kg), Andrex (£1.98), and Oyster Bay sauvignon blanc (£8.62).
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Is Netto a good catch for Asda and what’s the plan?
Asda has taken a giant leap into the small store format with its purchase of Netto. But just how good is the fit? Chloe Ryan and Adam Leyland report
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Retail Prices: Business as usual for Asda as it ups number of promos
Despite claiming it is moving away from promotions, Asda has upped the number of deals it is running compared with last month, reports Elinor Zuke
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Grocer 33: Waitrose wins the day with service
Waitrose and Asda each had one item out of stock this week, but Waitrose in Colchester just pipped Asda in Wheatley on customer service.
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World News 5/6/10
Following Asda's £778m acquisition of Netto UK, Walmart International CEO Mike Duke has promised further expansion of its international business.
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Netto: ‘OFT won’t force Asda to sell our stores‘
Asda is unlikely to be ordered by the OFT to sell many, if any, of the Netto stores it bought, according to the discounter's boss.Speaking to The Grocer, Netto's international MD Claus Juel-Jensen said he was optimistic the OFT wouldn't...
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Asda set to run out of World Cup shirts
Asda's stockpile of cut-price England football shirts is close to running out after just eight days though with a fortnight until the World Cup kicks off, it wants to "get its hands on even more". Asda acquired the 48,000 shirts from...
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Asda to give standard own label a makeover
Asda has announced plans to overhaul its standard own-label range angering suppliers who claim they're being asked to fund new recipes and packaging without being consulted.The first categories, including beer, spirits, beverages,...
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Asda’s Old World wines ahead of rival retailers
Old World wines are "fighting back" in Asda, where sales are beating those of the retailer's rivals.In the past four weeks, like-for-like sales of French wine at Asda have grown 47% ahead of those at Tesco, Sainsbury's, Morrisons,...
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Competition expert says Guarantee will let Asda raise prices
Asda's Price Guarantee could push prices up rather than down, claims a leading competition expert.Professor Morten Hviid, from the University of East Anglia's Centre for Competition Policy, claims the price guarantee and the use of a...