Archive of all Asda articles – Page 126

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    A sharp Glaswegian act

    2008-08-16T00:00:00Z

    Fantastic service, a full basket and plenty of parking space available helped the Asda in Bishopbriggs, Glasgow, land this week’s Top Store award, despite some fierce competition

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    Availability: Week of 16th August 2008

    2008-08-16T00:00:00Z

    Asda Bishopbriggs, Glasgow 0 Good availability, pleasant staff and a clean and tidy store helped Asda net this week’s Top Store award. Our shopper was impressed by the store’s customer service team, who she...

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    Price Survey

    2008-08-09T00:00:00Z

    The battle for the title of cheapest retailer was frighteningly close this week, with just 84p separating the first and the fourth-place retailer, but after two weeks as the cheapest, Asda has been knocked off the top spot by Tesco. Asda was...

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    Rollbacks go green with cuts on lines with low packaging

    2008-08-09T00:00:00Z

    Asda plans to launch its first green Rollbacks in the next few months in an ambitious attempt to link its sustainability and low price agendas. The retailer has promised to cut prices on own-label products that have gone through its packaging...

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    Availability

    2008-08-09T00:00:00Z

    Asda Longsight, Manchester 2Our shopper heaped praise on the staff at this Asda store who he said went above and beyond the call of duty to provide first-class customer service. The store boasted a host of...

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    Asda woos mums with games mag

    2008-08-09T00:00:00Z

    Asda is launching a gaming magazine in a bid to boost sales among mums.  The free quarterly Asda Games Magazine debuts this month and will target the family market rather than experienced gamers. “Asda has launched this magazine as a key innovation...

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    Brooke Bond returns to the British market

    2008-08-02T00:00:00Z

    Brooke Bond has returned to UK shelves after an absence of more than 20 years. It is one of two leading Indian brands that Unilever is trialling in the UK to test the market for ethnic products.  Brooke Bond Bru is the top coffee brand in India and...

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    Finger on the pulse: Asda asks shoppers

    2008-08-02T00:00:00Z

    Asda is on the hunt for 10,000 volunteers to reveal exactly what they think of the retailer.  Under the Pulse of the Nation scheme, Asda will ask shoppers for feedback on prices and new products and ask about their lives and shopping habits. “The...

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    Promotrack: Own-label offers sizzle with barbecue appeal

    2008-08-02T00:00:00Z

    Asda and Sainsbury’s both pushed own-label meat, but there were a raft of other hot summer offers in store at the weekend

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    Asda pays First Milk 3ppl more

    2008-08-02T00:00:00Z

    Asda pays First Milk 3ppl more: Asda has increased the amount it pays First Milk for cheese by £300 per tonne. The supermarket said the 3ppl increase reflected farmers’ increased costs and would help ensure producers continued to make cheese. “In the current market, it is...

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    Price Survey

    2008-07-26T00:00:00Z

    Morrisons’ reign as cheapest retailer was short lived as Asda kept a lid on prices to regain top spot. Despite not engaging in any major price cutting, Asda’s ability to maintain pricing levels meant that at £49.44 its basket of goods edged out...

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    Supermarket price deals: how low can they go?

    2008-07-26T00:00:00Z

    Asda’s and Morrisons’ 50p everyday items are pleasing the punters, but can retailers afford to maintain such offers, asks Mark Choueke

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    Promotrack: Confectionery and fizzy drinks rule in impulse

    2008-07-26T00:00:00Z

    Ambient confectionery topped the impulse promotion chart at Asda and Sainsbury’s, but their rivals had other priorities

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    Availability

    2008-07-26T00:00:00Z

    Asda Hellesdon, Norwich 1 This staff at this Asda Supercentre led by example, helping our shopper to locate items and gladly offering to check stocking information. The store provided a host of special...

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    Asda could be used as a pawn to get back at Tesco for daring to pitch up in Wal-Mart’s backyard

    2008-07-26T00:00:00Z

    This week (20th July 2008) saw the first signs that crude oil and commodity prices – the conditions responsible for the rampant food price inflation we have – are abating. And not before time. As a number of expert commentators have observed, the balance between...

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    Availability: Week of 19th July 2008

    2008-07-19T00:00:00Z

    Asda Chelmsford, Essex  2 With aisle ends piled high with special offers and stocking trolleys parked in the vegetable section, the store had a cluttered feel to it. Checkout queues were long, while a...

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    Price Survey: Week of 19th Juy 2008

    2008-07-19T00:00:00Z

    Morrisons made it a double success this week as it undercut Asda by a mere penny to break its rival’s seven-week stranglehold at the top of the price chart. Despite offering the cheapest price on just four items, a 60p saving over Asda on fresh...

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    Hot Topic: What are the odds on Andy Bond taking over from the 'Mugabe of retail'?

    2008-07-12T00:00:00Z

    A Rose by any other name would smell sweeter. Or so 22% of M&S shareholders seem to think.

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    Price Survey

    2008-07-05T00:00:00Z

    Asda has clung on to the title of cheapest retailer by the skin of a sun-dried tomato to secure a sixth straight week at the top of the charts. Despite offering unbeatable prices on seven items, Asda found itself in the unusual position...

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    Chef to target retailers over 'five freedoms'

    2008-07-05T00:00:00Z

    Asda, Sainsbury's and Morrisons could be next on Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's hit list following his failed attempt to get Tesco to change its welfare standards for broiler standards.At last week's agm, Tesco shareholders...