Archive of all Asda articles – Page 154
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Asda goes bananas
With Sainsbury in the number two spot and suppliers crying foul, the pressure is growing on Asda, reports Rachel Barnes. Last week, Asda president Andy Bond was busy telling people how he planned to rebuild the chain. Newspaper...
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Asda remains number two supermarket
Asda has held onto its spot as the UK's number two supermarket group.Research from TNS Worldpanel found that Asda's share of the grocery market in the three months to March 26 was 16.3%.Although analysts had speculated that Sainsbury...
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Suppliers haillocal sourcing
Suppliers have given a cautious welcome to the roll-out of Asda's local sourcing initiative in Northern Ireland. Asda said that it was now ready to act on its pledge to develop its local supply base, having consolidated its...
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Judge clears retailers
The debate over selling alcohol to minors shows no sign of diminishing after prosecutions of Asda and Bargain Booze staff delivered different verdicts. Two Bargain Booze workers in Liverpool - both experienced retailers and also...
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Asda asks for upfront payments
Asda is asking its big suppliers for upfront cash payments.Reports suggest that the supermarket group has been holding talks with its bigger suppliers to discuss securing upfront fees in an effort to cut prices and improve...
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Asda whips cod off shelves
Asda plans to remove North Sea cod from its supermarkets by July because of the massive downturn in natural fish stocks.In addition, it said it would stop selling swordfish.The retailer said the decision was partly a response to...
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Own label at a premium
Sainsbury, Tesco and Asda are gearing up for a battle in premium own label this year as they overhaul upmarket lines in a bid to take a bigger slice of the lucrative £4.5bn market.Sainsbury is concerned that its 850-strong Taste...
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Multiples promise to make their online prices more transparent
The major supermarkets have agreed to offer online customers clearer pricing information following a long-running investigation by the OFT.The OFT said Asda, Sainsbury, Tesco and Waitrose did not make it sufficiently clear on...
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Tub thumping with kulfi
Asian frozen desserts company Tubzee Ice Cream Industries has won listings for its products in two Asda stores as part of the supermarket's support for local businesses.The Halifax-based company launched its kulfi ice cream - an...
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Asda: we'll only strike Rooney deal for less
Asda has quashed rumours that Wayne Rooney is to be the new face of the supermarket, claiming that it is only trying to secure a deal for the football star to front its World Cup campaign.An Asda spokesman rubbished reports that...
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Asda sparks milk price cutting
Asda's rivals look poised to ride out any storm caused by its push to highlight differences in milk buying strategies.On Thursday, Asda launched a TV advertising campaign explaining its direct souring arrangement with a dedicated...
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Tesco closes in on Asda price
Tesco has more than halved the price gap between itself and Asda, according to data from The Grocer 100 and The Grocer 33 shopping surveys.With just three months left to go before The Grocer 33's End Of Year Review in June,...
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Sunny D reviews product strategy
Asda has delisted ailing soft drink Sunny D, claiming the brand’s sales have fallen by 50% in the past two years.“Our analysis and customer feedback shows Sunny D is in long-term decline, with half the number of consumers buying it than was the...
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JS closes gap on Asda
Asda is facing attacks on all sides as it continues to come under pressure from unions, rival retailers and analysts.Its fears of losing the number-two spot came a step closer to reality this week as TNS till roll data for the four weeks to...
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Sainsbury neck-and-neck with Asda
Sainsbury and Asda are neck-and-neck on market share, data from TNS has revealed.TNS said that in the four weeks to February 26, Sainsbury and Asda both had market share of 16.1%.Justin King, chief executive of Sainsbury, earlier...
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Suppliers to pay for More?
Asda is looking to reinvigorate its business with a new selling slogan, ‘More for you, For less’, as we predicted last week.The Grocer has learned that at an IGD trade briefing in Harrogate, Asda unveiled itsstrategy to win back ground lost...
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Asda faces union headaches
MPs have attacked Asda for its recent union track record as the GMB gears up for strike action.Labour and Tory MPs sternly criticised the supermarket in a parliamentary motion that condemned attempts to sack staff who refused to give up trade...
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Umbro gets all shirty with Asda
Asda is considering lodging a complaint with the OFT after Umbro red-carded its request to purchase a consignment of England replica World Cup football shirts.The retailer said the refusal was nonsensical, particularly as it had existing...
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Asda aims for fresh era
Asda is pinning its turnaround hopes on the launch of a major campaign next month that aims to reposition it as a chain that is as famous for fresh foods as it is for price.The move comes as Wal-Mart revealed that although Asda’s total annual...
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Asda advert misleading
The Advertising Standards Authority has ruled that an Asda advert showing that an average basket of Asda goods is £10 cheaper than at Morrisons was misleading.The ASA found that some of the prices used to calculate the average basket were 12...