Latest Asda News and Analysis – Page 155
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Trolley maker to close
A major manufacturer of supermarket trolleys is to close, with the loss of 90 jobs. Buko, based at Glenrothes in Fife, had suffered from poor trading, which affected profits. The company, which supplied Asda and Safeway, also manufactured...
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It’s a victory, but for whom?
Tesco made a complaint last summer to the Advertising Standards Authority about an advertising campaign being run by its arch-rival. Asda had developed the campaign after grabbing the top accolade in The Grocer 33 pricing survey for the seventh year...
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Quiches to fill the gap
Northern Food-owned Holland’s Pies has stepped in to fill a quiche shortage after a fire razed the premises of Asda’s own-label supplier, Hilliers.It is the first range of chilled quiches supplied by Holland’s, which pulled out the stops to...
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Directors have hopes of restoring Hilliers
The directors of Asda’s own-label quiche and pie supplier are trying to salvage the business following the fire which destroyed the site, leading to the loss of 350 jobs.The bosses of Hilliers of Plymouth have told employees they are looking...
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Asda grows by 40 stores this year
As Wal-Mart released its second-quarter results this week, it said there would be 40 new Asda stores by the end of the year.Since January, 14 of these stores have already opened and the total will include the 12 former Morrisons stores in...
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Curley’s hits snag
Northern Irish independent supermarket operator Curley’s will have to wait until 2007 before it can go head to head with Asda from its new Belfast store.Curley’s, which is ranked 17th in The Grocer’s Top 50 list of independent retailers, was...
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Tesco faces pay militancy
Tesco has become the latest supermarket to be hit by the on-going unrest among distribution workers and unions.Asda and Morrisons distribution centres have already been caught up in various pay and employment disputes for months and now the...
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Star Buyer: Chris Silcock
>>buyer for men’s toiletries, deodorants and dental care, AsdaSilcock returned to Asda to work in the BWS and snacking supply chain after travelling round the world for a year. He originally joined Asda as a trading assistant after...
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Return of the BOGOF
What impact will Asda’s bogof tactics have on its rivals, asks James DurstonFor the first time ever, Asda is telling its customers to bogof. In the past three months, the market’s purest EDLP protagonist has launched a...
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Asda lobbies for planning change
Asda will continue to lobby the government and local authorities on planning law, despite a statement by the deputy prime minister that the current system is working.The supermarket is struggling to increase its market share because planning...
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Online service still lagging
Asda has a long way to go if it is to challenge Tesco’s dominance of online grocery, according to The Grocer’s latest online shopping survey.The number two retailer is currently investing heavily in its online offer in a bid to double its...
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Asda’s ITsystems ‘slow’
An extraordinary war of words has broken out between Asda and Sainsbury over which of them has the best IT systems.The row was sparked by Angela Morrison, Sainsbury’s new director of information systems, who joined the chain from Asda in March....
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Asda distribution staff set to strike next week
Asda distribution workers have voted to go on a three-day strike next week over pay issues.Two thirds of GMB members at the Washington distribution centre voted to take strike action from Wednesday, July 27, after rejecting Asda’s pay offer....
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Asda on track for NI expansion
Asda has gained planning permission for four development sites for new stores in Northern Ireland as it gets under way with growth plans for the province.Three of these will replace existing Safeway stores, in Ballyclare, Enniskillen and...
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Unions gun for Asda over jobs
Asda faces the threat of an employment tribunal following its axing of 1,400 head office and store management jobs.The GMB union claimed that the manner in which Asda had carried out the cuts was in breach of employment law because there was no...
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Cheesewright, Clarke returning to Asda fold
David Cheesewright and Andy Clarke are returning to the Asda fold as the number two retailer aims to become a leaner, meaner fighting machine.
Asda president Andy Bond drafted in the duo after admitting this week that the company had “got a bit… -
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Ocado joins online war
Ocado has jumped into the escalating battle for online customers with a flier campaign offering £15 off first-time shoppers’ baskets when they spend more than £75. Asda recently stepped up the competition with a run of incentive schemes, such...
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Asda ups ante in price war
Fiona McLellandAsda is seizing the initiative in the battle on price in a bid to retain the upper hand over arch rival Tesco. The number two retailer was already following up its eighth successive Grocer 33 pricing survey win with a...