Latest Asda News and Analysis – Page 113
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Pie auction is a big fat tease
Retailers looking to make a pastry-based killing need look no further than eBay, where a cancelled order from Asda has resulted in a million unwanted pies going up for sale at the bargain (opening) price of 99p.However, within a day the asking price...
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Nom takes on Müller with light pot launch
Nom UK has unveiled ambitious plans to take on Müller and become a major branded and own-label yoghurt producer. The new UK arm of the Austrian dairy giant launched Nom Naturally Light into Asda last week. The four-strong yoghurt range...
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Organic lines cut by a third as sales fall
Plummeting organic sales have led Tesco and Asda to slash the number of organic lines stocked by at least 30%, exclusive data reveals.Tesco, which just two weeks ago pledged to support the category's recovery, has cut the number of...
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NewsWebcams in the boardroom – how far would Bond go?
Asda's boss unveiled a new age of "democratic consumerism" last week. Is it a brave new policy or just a clever marketing ploy, asks Chloe Ryan
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Asda disability range comes under attack
Asda is to meet with Trading Standards officers next week following a complaint about its range of disability products.An anonymous letter sent to 12 regional offices of the consumer watchdog alleges some of the products in the...
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Wholesalers lash out at Asda for ‘mad’ six for £4 Radox promo
Wholesalers have accused Asda of muscling into their territory and trying to turn itself into “Britain’s biggest cash & carry”.
The retailer was selling multipacks of shower gel at prices they couldn’t compete with, they claimed,… -
NewsAsda is UK’s biggest clothing retailer
Asda has hit its target of becoming Britain’s biggest clothing retailer 18 months early, with George achieving market share of 10.1% by volume, according to TNS data.
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NewsCritical Eye... on sweaty sauces and sobbing toddlers
In a wide-ranging poem that involved, among other things, roasted cormorants and unruly horses, the Roman scribe Horace told readers to "seek for sauce by sweating". The Asda worker recently busted for doing unspeakable things to frozen...
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NewsEditor's Comment: Shoppers are smarter than we give them credit for
Asda selling bananas for 46p/kg? At least it's using alcohol sales to subsidise the cost of fresh produce rather than the other way round, as is often the case. But as the meaning of value is undermined we mess with the shopper's brains at...
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Asda’s banana war costs rivals millions
Asda is facing the wrath of of rivals and suppliers alike after slashing the price of bananas to their lowest point for 14 years and sparking a "pointless" price war.
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Asda goes for a purple revamp in bid for Extra Special impact
Asda has transformed its Extra Special packaging with a look that closely resembles Sainsbury's Taste the Difference range, The Grocer has learnt.The retailer decided to revamp the premium range after customers claimed its ivory colour...
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NewsGrocer 33: Asda wins the day with ‘super staff’
Three retailers boasted strong availability this week, but Asda in Stowmarket landed our top store award thanks to its "super" staff.
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NewsAsda in loyalty drive as Bond rules out move to M&S
Asda has ushered in what it claims will be a new era of transparency in the way it engages with shoppers.
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Tesco.com refunds the difference
Tesco's online business has followed in Asda and Waitrose's footsteps by automatically refunding the difference on more expensive substitutions.Under the Refund the Difference initiative, shoppers who have an out- of-stock product...
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NewsGrocer 33: Asda reclaims the top spot from Tesco
Asda has shot back to the top of the rankings after emerging as the second-most expensive retailer for ethical products last week. But it was no easy victory, as Sainsbury's basket cost just 7p more.
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Glorious! buy-out livens up soup brand
Marco Pierre White-endorsed soup brand Glorious! has been given a new lease of life following the £24m management buy-out of its manufacturer TSC Foods in July. The brand has won new national listings with Asda, where it will arrive next...
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Asda puts fridge roll-out plans on hold after shopper feedback
Asda has shelved plans to roll out the chiller cabinets with doors trialled at its latest eco-store in Liverpool, after shoppers claimed they made it difficult to reach certain products.The C02-powered refrigerators were launched when...
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NewsPolice called in after Asda chicken-licking scandal
Asda has reported a former employee to police after being handed video footage of him licking fresh chickens before replacing packaging and putting them back on the shelves.
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Asda in Asian clothing first
Asda is launching a new Asian clothing range under its George brand.