Archive of all Asda articles – Page 142

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    Price Survey - 24 March 2007

    2007-03-24T00:00:00Z

    Asda has provided the cheapest basket for the sixth week in a row. The retailer produced a £43.44 basket in The Grocer 33 pricing survey this week - this was thanks in part to promotional deals on Radox Herbal Bath and Kleenex For...

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    A performance to be proud of

    2007-03-17T00:00:00Z

    Asda has scooped this week's Top Store award yet again for providing a full basket and excellent customer service. The 44,000 sq ft Washington store in Tyne and Wear provided our shopper with everything on his list. The store was clean...

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    Gangmaster probe launched by Tesco

    2007-03-17T00:00:00Z

    Tesco, Sainsbury's and Asda have launched an investigation into the labour provided to one of its major vegetable suppliers, Bomfords. It follows a swoop by the Gangmaster Licensing Authority, which resulted in seven labour providers to...

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    Ex-Asda men cook up Natural Kitchen

    2007-03-17T00:00:00Z

    Two ex-Asda men are behind a new chain of organic grocery stores.The first Natural Kitchen store is set to open in Lon­don's Marylebone in May, with a second site earmarked for Spitalfields. The venture is the brain-child of...

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    Availability

    2007-03-17T00:00:00Z

    Asda Washington, Tyne and Wear0This store had no out of stocks and staff were attentive and eager to take our shopper to items he asked for. He said the store was well laid out and well signposted. There were a lot of packing...

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    this week a year ago The winner was...

    2007-03-17T00:00:00Z

    Our Top Store award winner this time last year was Asda in Maryhill, Glasgow. Manager Pauline Smith said most of the colleagues had grown up in the area, so they already knew the customers.One year on, Smith has left the 43,000...

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    Price Survey - 17 March 2007

    2007-03-17T00:00:00Z

    Yet again Asda is the cheapest retailer, according to data from The Grocer 33 pricing survey. It provided the cheapest basket this week at £41.33 with some price cuts on basket items. Lettuce was 10p cheaper than the previous week...

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    Price Survey

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Asda is the UK's cheapest retailer for the fourth time in as many weeks, with a £41.18 basket, according to data from The Grocer 33 pricing survey. It was £2.20 cheaper than Tesco, which came in second-cheapest at £43.38. Morrisons and...

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    Price Survey

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Asda is the UK's cheapest retailer for the fourth time in as many weeks, with a £41.18 basket, according to data from The Grocer 33 pricing survey. It was £2.20 cheaper than Tesco, which came in second-cheapest at £43.38. Morrisons and...

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    Q&A with Ray Jeans Manager of the Week

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    What is your greatest challenge and how do you tackle it? Our greatest challenge initially was bringing a new Asda store to a town that already has other supermarkets. There is a Sainsbury's and a Morrisons nearby and to begin with,...

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    Q&A with Ray Jeans Manager of the Week

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    What is your greatest challenge and how do you tackle it? Our greatest challenge initially was bringing a new Asda store to a town that already has other supermarkets. There is a Sainsbury's and a Morrisons nearby and to begin with,...

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    Non food

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Asda has widened the pricing gap yet again as the non-food battle heats up.According to The Grocer 33 Non-Food report, Asda is the cheapest retailer for the third non-food survey in a row. It came top with a basket £3.16 cheaper than...

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    Non food

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Asda might have lost its grip on our regular Grocer 33 survey, but there's no denying its untouchable position in non food.Asda's shopping list is more than £12 cheaper than it was in our last non-food survey three months ago. Items such...

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    Farmers hope stores will follow Tesco lead

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    The dairy industry is holding its breath to see what happens following Tesco's decision to raise its retail milk prices this week.Farming leaders are hoping Sainsbury's, Asda, Morrisons and Somerfield will follow suit, after Tesco...

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    Farmers hope stores will follow Tesco lead

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    The dairy industry is holding its breath to see what happens following Tesco's decision to raise its retail milk prices this week.Farming leaders are hoping Sainsbury's, Asda, Morrisons and Somerfield will follow suit, after Tesco...

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    Availability

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Asda Bridgwater, Somerset0This store had no out of stocks and our shopper said staff were helpful when asked for assistance. Help was offered with bag-packing and our shopper said the checkout assistant was fast and friendly....

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    Availability

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Asda Bridgwater, Somerset0This store had no out of stocks and our shopper said staff were helpful when asked for assistance. Help was offered with bag-packing and our shopper said the checkout assistant was fast and friendly....

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    Price Survey

    2007-03-03T00:00:00Z

    Asda is the cheapest retailer for the third week in a row with a basket cost of £45.07.It remained the lowest priced due to cheaper fresh produce than the other retailers, a pricing trend evident in The Grocer 33 for ­several weeks. The...

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    Availability

    2007-03-03T00:00:00Z

    Asda Crawley, West Sussex1This store had no fresh own-label kippers in stock but our shopper said it was completely clear of packing trolleys. Staff were helpful when asked for assistance, although the checkout operator did not...

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    Asda alcohol gift falls foul of code ... again

    2007-03-03T00:00:00Z

    Asda has dismissed as "nonsense" the Portman Group's ruling that one of its products breaches the voluntary code for the naming, packaging and promotion of alcoholic drinks. The product, supplied by The Gift Company and called Chocolate &...