Archive of all Asda articles – Page 192

  • News

    ASDA: clout compatibility

    2000-02-05T00:00:00Z

    Asda chief executive Allan Leighton was "not surprised" by the positive comments from the Competition Commission. "The effect we have had on inflation is greater than anything the Chancellor has done," he told The Grocer. "I have always been fairly...

  • News

    Asda on top in battle for loyalty but price wars have done h

    2000-02-05T00:00:00Z

    Asda is the star performer of the latest Verdict report on the shopping habits of UK consumers. The report says Asda has overtaken Sainsbury to take number two spot in the hearts of the UK shopper ­ gaining number one spot in the loyalty stakes. It...

  • News

    Cheap headline prices for own label canned goods have been

    2000-01-22T00:00:00Z

    In canned fruit, for example, both Asda and Tesco have seen 12% and 9% falls respectively in their year on year sales figures for own label canned fruit, despite continuous low retail prices on the value ranges. Del Monte, with an 18% share of the...

  • News

    Asda signs Open TV deal

    2000-01-22T00:00:00Z

    Asda customers will be able to shop via their digital tv sets by the summer, says the multiple, following a partnership deal with British Interactive Broadcasting network Open. When the service is launched in June it will be available to all one...

  • News

    Sainsbury's Supermarkets has signed a deal for a 10,000 sq f

    2000-01-22T00:00:00Z

    Knutsford, the investment company headed by four entrepreneurs including former Asda boss Archie Norman, has made a £600m bid for private equity business Wassall. It is believed to be a staging post before Knutsford moves on to a retail takeover...

  • News

    Sainsbury's Supermarkets has signed a deal for a 10,000 sq f

    2000-01-22T00:00:00Z

    Knutsford, the investment company headed by four entrepreneurs including former Asda boss Archie Norman, has made a £600m bid for private equity business Wassall. It is believed to be a staging post before Knutsford moves on to a retail takeover...

  • News

    Leighton tipped to run Marks

    2000-01-08T00:00:00Z

    Clive Beddall Charismatic Asda chief executive Allan Leighton is tipped to take a leading role in a takeover bid for troubled Marks & Spencer. Leighton, 45, the man who brokered the £6.7bn deal which saw Wal-Mart buy Asda last June, is seen by...

  • Comment & Opinion

    What future for newsagents?

    2000-01-08T00:00:00Z

    Sir; Although I converted to a convenience store some 18 months ago, I still have the newsagent’s blood. However, a few things have happened to now question my deep rooted “beliefs”. On a recent trip to the local Asda I was amazed to see the amount…