Asda news and analysis – Page 135

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    Pre-pack keeps Natural Kitchen stores trading

    2010-01-09T00:00:00Z

    An upmarket slow food store set up by two former Asda bosses has entered a pre-pack administration deal…

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    Asda hails ‘biggest rollback in a decade’

    2010-01-05T10:34:00Z

    Asda has slashed the price of 3,600 essential products in what the supermarket claims is its biggest price rollback…

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    Grocer 33 Six-Month Review: Asda in the lead for price and service

    2009-12-19T00:00:00Z

    There may have been a sustained battle on pricing and promotions between the major retailers this year, but it's been a one-sided one.

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    Tesco and Asda go abroad for turkey crowns

    2009-12-19T00:00:00Z

    Tesco and Asda are sourcing turkey from abroad despite ample British supply. A Tesco spokesman confirmed 5% of its fresh and frozen turkey was sourced from France, while Asda admitted that 2% of its offer was from Brazil. In both...

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    Asda shows it can do nice as well as cheap

    2009-12-19T00:00:00Z

    The UK's leading supermarkets have stepped up their game to keep shoppers spending. Queues are shorter, shelves are fuller and basket prices are cheaper, The Grocer 33 six-month review has revealed. The Grocer 33, the only independent...

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    Quality Test: Standard own-label mince pies

    2009-12-19T00:00:00Z

    Asda's mince pie was the worst. With a very sharp filling and a weak structure to the pastry, it was also noticeably smaller than the others.

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    Northern Ireland ‘a jewel in Asda crown’

    2009-12-12T00:00:00Z

    Asda is to spend more than £65m expanding its presence in Northern Ireland next year. Its business was already "one of the jewels in Asda's crown", said chief operating officer Andy Clarke at a food industry event in Belfast this week.

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    Now Asda launches the £3 wild salmon

    2009-12-08T10:04:56.513Z

    Asda has defended its decision to sell a whole wild salmon for just £3.

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    Asda makes Red Tractor logo bigger

    2009-12-05T00:00:00Z

    Asda is increasing the size of the Red Tractor logo on all its British meat to demonstrate its support for domestic sourcing.New packs, which will be launched soon, will feature a 50%-larger logo on the front of packs, while packaging to...

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    Mutton gets trolleyed in Asda ramraid

    2009-12-05T00:00:00Z

    When does mindless, yobbish pranksterism become thought-provoking existentialist art? Perhaps when it involves a bunch of youngsters from Kent bundling a sheep into a shopping trolley and abandoning it in a supermarket.That's exactly...

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    Stores increase role in fresh produce sourcing

    2009-12-05T00:00:00Z

    Fresh food middlemen are under threat as retailers take a bigger role in sourcing their fresh produce, experts and industry insiders have warned.Last week it emerged that Asda completed the outright purchase of International Produce, its...

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    Asda signs non-food delivery deal

    2009-12-02T09:14:22.280Z

    Asda has agreed a “long-term” deal with Home Delivery Network for the distribution company to deliver its non-food home shopping.

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    Bulletin: The Co-op unveils £200m cuts... Archie Norman denied M&B role... Hershey lines up Cadbury bid funding

    2009-11-30T13:13:56.967Z

    Ethical supermarket trebles points for members; ex-Asda chief misses out on pub chairmanship; US confectioner unveils backing for approach

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    Ex-Asda man Norman denied Mitchells & Butlers role

    2009-11-30T10:14:23.547Z

    Former Asda boss Archie Norman has been blocked from becoming the chairman of Britain’s biggest pub chain, Mitchells & Butlers.

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    All eyes on Price, but could McKenna replace Marc Bolland at Morrisons?

    2009-11-28T00:00:00Z

    While most people's money is on Mark Price taking over from Marc Bolland at Morrisons, Asda FD Judith McKenna remains a highly fancied outsider.

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    New flagship Asda to souk it and see

    2009-11-28T00:00:00Z

    It's not every day you launch a prestigious new supermarket store in a virgin market so how odd that Asda recently lifted the proverbial fez off its first retailopolis in Egypt with such little fanfare.Merchandising masterminds for the...

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    Grocer 33: All smiles at Asda thanks to aisle staff

    2009-11-21T00:00:00Z

    It was a close contest between Asda in Eastbourne and Sainsbury's in Fallowfield this week, as both retailers impressed with strong availability and a high standard of customer service.

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    Bananas up as Christmas approaches

    2009-11-21T00:00:00Z

    Supermarkets are gradually increasing the price of bananas in the run up to Christmas as the record autumn cuts come to an end. Bananas are currently selling for 77p/kg in the big four, double the 38p/kg price seen in Asda last month but...

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    Asda plans web tool to track online order

    2009-11-21T00:00:00Z

    Asda is planning to offer an online tool that will allow customers to track their online shopping, The Grocer has learnt.Earlier this month, the retailer launched a service ­allowing shoppers to track the vans carrying their deliveries...

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    Asda supports south east Big Drink Debate

    2009-11-14T00:00:00Z

    Asda has welcomed a government project to tackle excessive drinking in the South East.The Big Drink Debate, which is organised by The Public Health Group South East, will see a panel of representatives from the alcohol industry, NHS and...