Latest Asda News and Analysis – Page 147
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"Asda's price for a single four-pint carton of milk was up to £1.34. That's a 34% increase on its controversial twofer"
I've been reading stories suggesting 'The End of Cheap Food' since, ooh, April, possibly earlier. Drought, floods, China, India, biofuel, all these and more were cited as reasons why wheat, milk, butter meat and other commodities were set to...
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Road to recovery
The incredible turnaround that led to Asda online winning The Grocer's Star Order in January reflects 18 months of hard work, says Julian HuntRegular readers of The Grocer&'s quarterly online shopping survey will have spotted that...
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THE BIG PICTURE
The GMB union hosted the first of a series of screenings of the film &'Wal-Mart:The High Cost of Low Price&' across the country this week in venues close to Asda depots.It coincided with the scheduled start of the ballot...
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Asda makes cutting queues priority with self-scan drive
Asda is rolling out self-scan checkouts to 270 supermarkets as it looks to cut queue times by 15%.The move, estimated to cost more than £20m, comes as it prepares to start trials of self-scan in its non food Living and George...
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Welfare survey is flawed says Asda
Asda has launched an astonishing attack on its rivals' animal welfare practices - claiming they submitted false statements for a recent animal welfare survey.The accusations come after Asda was named as the worst retailer for animal...
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Asda rapped by ASA for not moving fast
Asda could not keep up with the pace of its enthusiasm to slash the prices of &"iconic products&" in its More for Less campaign launched in March.Newspaper advertising proclaiming that it had slashed the price of bananas...
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Asda chats about NPD on Facebook
It may have banned its staff from using it, but Asda is preparing to make full use of social networking website Facebook as part of its marketing mix, we can reveal.Asda plans to set up a page for its development chef, Neil Nugent, who...
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15 plastic bags ... for 32 items
Asda and Sainsbury's have come under attack from green groups over their excessive use of plastic bags in home deliveries.Environmentalists have accused the chains of using an unnecessarily large number of bags after The Grocer 33's...
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WHO'S THEGREENEST?
We've had Sainsbury's plastic packaging plan; Tesco's carrier bags scheme; The Co-operative Group's switch to green electricity; Asda's direct to store delivery scheme in Cornwall; Waitrose's "best supermarket" Soil Association awards; and...
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Price Survey
After five weeks in third and second places, Asda has managed to claw its way back to the top spot this week.A vicious round of price cuts and a muscular promotional push has caused Asda's total shopping basket to plummet by £2.13,...
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The new Tesco town is... Milton Keynes
Inverness is set to lose its crown as the UK's biggest 'Tesco Town' to Milton Keynes after Asda revealed plans to build a 70,000sq ft store in the Scottish town. Asda has signed a conditional contract to acquire a site in the southern...
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rewarding the truly excellent
Sainsbury, Tesco and Waitrose shared the top honours in The Grocer's first Own Label Excellence Awards - winning three prizes apiece at our awards lunch hosted by broadcaster Richard Johnson at the Savoy in London this week - while Asda...
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Multiples' milk war stifles Cravendale
Sales of a highly successful premium milk brand have been damaged by the multiples' price spat in milk.The UK's biggest dairy processor claims that the price war that was kicked off by Asda in March has undermined sales growth of...
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Availability
Asda Bridgwater, Somerset32Asda's Bridgwater store narrowly missed out on a full basket as it was out of stock of iceberg lettuce. Our shopper spotted a trolleyload of deals in the fresh produce section including special offers...
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Asda crisps take on a football flavour
Football fever is making its way down the crisp aisles at Asda this month with a range of crisps under its own label brand that celebrates World Cup-winning countries of the past.Six variants are being launched, with packaging specially...
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Asda ditches all bogofs
Bogofs and "gimmicky" food promotions have been axed by Asda as part of an effort to get back to the basics of EDLP. Food trading director Darren Blackhurst said that as part of its work to restore its position as the market's price...
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Multiples toast award success
Sainsbury, Tesco and Waitrose shared the top honours in The Grocer's first Own Label Excellence Awards - winning three prizes apiece at our awards lunch hosted by broadcaster Richard Johnson at the Savoy in London yesterday - while Asda and Aldi...
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?Sainsbury, Tesco and Waitrose
shared the top honours in The Grocer's first Own Label Excellence Awards - winning three prizes apiece at our awards lunch that was hosted by broadcaster Richard Johnson at the Savoy in London - while Asda and Aldi also picked up...
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Price Survey
After five weeks in third and second places, Asda has managed to claw its way back to the top spot this week.A vicious round of price cuts and a muscular promotional push has caused Asda's total shopping basket to plummet by...
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Tesco is non food king
Asda has lost its non food crown to Tesco, says Gaelle Walker. Asda's nine-month reign as The Grocer 33's cheapest supermarket for non food has finally come to an end. The fourth report in our quarterly basket survey of 33 commonly...