Latest Asda News and Analysis – Page 142
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Bogof's week
I was interested to note an uncharacteristic lack of business nous at Asda this week, with the retailer buying 2,000 Manchester United shirts on the grey market to sell in its stores in the Manchester and Lancashire area (page 14). Surely any...
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Availability
Asda Patchway, Bristol1 There was just one item missing when our mystery shopper visited Asda Patchway on Highwood Lane in Bristol. The store was sold out of the 1 litre bottle of Schweppes tonic water. She also noted that the...
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Asda tipped to reap Hallowe'en rewards
Retailers are fighting it out over who will gain the biggest slice of the Hallowe'en market in what is emerging as one of the key trading periods of the year.Hallowe'en is now worth £100m annually to UK retailers, said Karl McKeever,...
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Price Survey
Sainsbury's edged out Asda and Tesco in this week's The Grocer 33 price survey - but it was mighty close. The winning margin was a razor-thin 10p for our 33-item basket of goods. Sainsbury's led at £46.88, followed by Asda...
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Asda Coventry Road, Birmingham. 0 Our mystery shopper at the Small Heath Asda store on Coventry Road in Birmingham was able to find all the items on her shopping list. She noted that one aisle was completely obstructed by packing...
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Pritchard gets non-food job in Asda restructure
Asda has undergone a major restructure, resulting in the appointment of a long-awaited new non-food director and the axing of its regional MD posts. Peter Pritchard, the former store development director, has been promoted to the...
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Asda claims it's back on track
Asda has got its house in order for what it hopes will be its best-ever Christmas, while suppliers need not fear another round of tough negotiations soon, according to senior management. Speaking to The Grocer, chief operating officer...
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Nike/Umbro don't play fair says Asda
Frustration is mounting at Asda at the refusal by leading sportswear companies to sell it their clothes. Ayaz Alam, buying manager for sports and DIY, said attempts to expand its sportswear range beyond items in the George range were...
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Price Survey
Asda has picked up where it left off, posting the lowest total in The Grocer 33 price survey again. It was the second victory in a row for Asda, which had a five-week winning streak broken up by Tesco a fortnight ago. Asda's bill for the...
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Supermarkets hailed for seafood progress
Just months after its protesters took to the roofs of Asda and Morrisons' stores, Greenpeace is hailing British supermarkets for leading a green seafood revolution - but wants further action. During Seafood Week next week, campaigners...
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Asda Stockport, Greater Manchester. 0 Our mystery shopper at the Asda store on Warren Street in Stockport, Greater Manchester, found almost all the items he was looking for. The store stocked reduced-fat Brussels pâté, but not a...
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Asda plans pilots for wind turbines
Asda is submitting plans for its first UK wind turbines as part of an ongoing sustainability programme. The supermarket chain hopes to hand over plans to Falkirk Council, Scotland, by the end of the year in a bid to gain planning...
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English apples set for bumper sales season
It is shaping up to be a bumper year for British apples, as supermarkets report the fruit is flying off the shelves. Asda claimed it was the first of the multiples to offer English apples from this year's harvest by getting Cox's on the...
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Take action over government organic threat
Your recent article stating that Asda was committed to extending its organic range, ('Asda: our organics will be a shock to Waitrose', The Grocer, 23 September, p12) was further evidence that organics have at last become mainstream and shaken...
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Asda switches to equal pay
Asda has scrapped its under-18 pay rate and plans to pay all staff the same rate, regardless of age.The supermarket group said that the move would cost it £1.7m, with each of its 5,000 workers under the age of 18 taking home an extra £300 a...
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Price Survey
Tesco has failed to hold on to the crown of cheapest supermarket, after it broke Asda's five-week-long spell at the top last week. Asda's total of £49.04 was the cheapest of the six supermarkets in our survey this week. Tesco was second at...
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Availability
Asda Eastbourne, East Sussex0 The Asda store at Sovereign Harbour in Eastbourne, East Sussex, did very well on availability, considering that it was going through a major refit and the roof of the building was leaking after...
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Letter of the week Dave Cheesewright, chief operating officer, Asda
I write in response to the letter 'Wal-Mart UK isn't working', which appeared in your publication last week (Letters, The Grocer, 16 September, p28). It is perhaps worth pointing out that since Asda became part of Wal-Mart in 1999 our...
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In Brief: Minimalist approach; South African launch; Asda sponsors; FirstCape launches
Minimalist approach Regional brewer Batemans has given its eight-strong bottled beer range a minimalist look to help consumer choice. The beers will have new labels, giving details of their flavour characteristics. The lighter...
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Asda to build timber frame store
Asda has announced plans to build a timber frame store in Shaw, Oldham.Asda said that the 35,000 sq ft store, which is expected to open in February 2007, would also have a 'saw-tooth' roof designed to capture light and heat from the...