Asda news and analysis – Page 108
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Comment & Opinion
It's cheese, James, but not as we know it
Few product launches whip up the media storm swirling around Alex James and his new line of cheeses, with surely only some of the attention due to his former life as bassist for Blur.
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NewsJames offers mainstream cheese range
In a departure from his artisan cheese credentials, Blur bassist Alex James has launched a mainstream range of cheeses exclusively into Asda stores. The Alex James Presents... range comprises four flavoured Cheddar wedges including one...
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NewsDon Simon’s Disney smoothies hit Asda
Don Simon is taking on Innocent with a new range of Disney-branded smoothies for kids. A Cars 2 tropical smoothie and a Disney Princess strawberry and raspberry smoothie launches next week in Asda and is due to roll out to other...
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NewsAsda wows with its Butcher’s Selection
Asda is set to roll out its Butcher's Selection range to meat joints after the initial launch in beef steaks led to a 50% spike in sales. Butcher's Selection steaks which are matured for 15 days and trimmed of excess fat were introduced...
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News
Asda to take on 7,000 temps this Christmas
Asda is hoping to take on 7,000 extra seasonal staff for the Christmas period in a £5m recruitment drive that kicks off next month. It was looking for extra shop floor staff, home delivery workers and customer service personnel,...
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NewsClarke ponders Iceland move as Asda ups small store target
Andy Clarke has said Asda could move for some of Iceland’s estate – but appeared to rule out a swoop for the whole chain. “The estate does not fit our model,” Clarke said yesterday at a former Netto store now converted to the Asda fascia.
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NewsAsda pins hopes on smaller stores after slender Q2 improvement
Like-for-like sales at Asda grew by 0.5% in the second quarter, excluding VAT, the supermarket revealed today. US parent Walmart said conditions remained challenging and vowed to accelerate its plans to open smaller-format stores to speed up growth.
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Grocer 33Asda, Trafford Park, Manchester
The Grocer 33 is a weekly mystery shopping survey, tracking price, service and availability at the five leading grocery retailers: Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Waitrose. Each week the winning store manager is interviewed by The Grocer.
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Analysis & Features
Asda roars ahead of rivals in driving up promo levels
The distraction is back. After scaling back its activity, Asda has upped the ante again, running 24.1% more deals last month than a year ago.
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NewsAsda celebrates its longest-serving staff
Asda claims to have the edge on rivals when it comes to staff loyalty. As more than 700 staff attended a celebration at Harewood House, Leeds, in recognition of their service, the retailer boasted it had one of the lowest turnover rates...
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Grocer 33Asda, Tamworth
The Grocer 33 is a weekly mystery shopping survey, tracking price, service and availability at the five leading grocery retailers: Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Waitrose. Each week the winning store manager is interviewed by The Grocer.
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News
Asda offers back to basics mobile
Asda has become the latest supermarket to offer customers a new back to basics mobile phone.
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NewsPangasius lines removed from retailers’ shelves
Morrisons and Asda have withdrawn a number of pre-packed pangasius lines, it has emerged. Asda said it had withdrawn three pre-packed lines of pangasius after internal testing had found "issues with the quality of the fish". The lines...
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News
McKeon made a commercial director at Asda
Asda has promoted Adrian McKeon to commercial director for grocery. McKeon moves up from the role of category director for beers, wines and spirits a position he has held since January 2010. He is the former chief executive…
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NewsTahira unveils range of Turkish halal food
Halal meat supplier Tahira Foods is launching a new range of frozen halal products into Asda to target the UK’s Turkish community. The four-strong range includes the Adana kebab, which is intended for barbecues, light lunches or evening…
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NewsChange4Life campaign slammed as “gimmick"
Asda and a number of leading suppliers spearheading the government’s anti-obesity drive have found themselves under fire from opponents who claim they are unfairly boosting their profits.
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Analysis & FeaturesIs a career in finance a key asset for prospective COOs?
Following the surprise exit of Simon King, Asda has found its new COO in Judith McKenna, its long-term financial chief. Ian Quinn looks into the reasons for casting CFOs in operational roles
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NewsAsda filtered milk follows Tesco’s lead
Asda has followed in Tesco's footsteps and launched own-label filtered milk, it has emerged. Asda Fresher for Longer is produced by Cravendale owner Arla Foods, and started going onto shelves at the end of May. It is available in...
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NewsWinners announced for CIWF dairy award
Asda, The Co-operative Group and Waitrose have all been named as winners of Compassion In World Farming's first-ever Good Dairy Award, at the charity's annual Good Farm Animal Welfare Awards. The award recognises retailers and food...
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NewsAsda pricing expert lands ‘a bigger job’
Asda's marketing director Jon Owen, the man who was credited with masterminding Asda's game-changing Price Guarantee, has resigned after just 12 months in the job. Owen is to become director of Shop Direct Group's Very brand, which was...