Asda news and analysis – Page 2
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NewsAsda debuts revamped cafés under new ‘Asda Kitchen’ brand
The nationwide programme to ‘reinvigorate’ its cafés will aim to offer a more modern dining experience with a coffee shop atmosphere
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NewsPromotions keep shoppers spending but Asda woes continue
Promotions at supermarkets have kept food inflation in check in February as spending on deals rose again last month, according to the latest data out this morning from Kantar
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Comment & OpinionSupermarket swaps: who’s to blame when online substitutions go wrong?
Supermarket substitutions and online swaps: who needs a bouquet of flowers when there’s a perfectly decent bunch of leeks to enjoy instead?
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NewsAllan Leighton ‘right not to award Asda managers bonus’
Asda’s market share has slumped from 13.7% to 12.6%, while it was also the worst-performing of the major food retailers over Christmas
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NewsMorrisons signs ex-Lidl COO following Asda management shake-up
Before taking a role at Morrisons, Heslop had been due to join Asda to run its stores and distribution network
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InterviewsZuber Issa: it’s back to basics for EG’s Man on the Move
Having ‘changed the forecourt sector for the better’ with EG, and learning from the ‘beast’ that is Asda, Zuber Issa is turning his focus to EG On The Move
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KVI TrackerOlive oil prices down as much as 33% in the mults amid mild weather
Rain and milder weather in Spain have improved olive growing conditions
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NewsCadbury and Mars Wrigley shrink chocolate packs amid cocoa inflation
Sharing pouches of Maltesers, Twirl Bites, Galaxy Minstrels and M&M’s have been replaced with lighter versions
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NewsAsda Income Tracker: cost of essential goods and services rises at fastest rate since March 2024
The figures show the fastest rise in the cost of essentials since March 2024
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Grocer 33Asda wins our shopper’s heart on Valentine’s Day
Asda’s Dundee store racked up 82 points, despite two out-of-stock items
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Grocer 33Asda Dundee: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘There’s been more positivity in the business, which has come from us going back to what we’re good at’
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NewsAsda claims it is closing the gender pay gap but figures show more to do
There was no difference in the hourly-paid rate of retail store colleagues, who it said make up 92% of Asda’s total workforce
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News‘Question over future of Aldi price match schemes’ as Sainsbury’s joins Tesco in scaling back
Sainsbury’s has removed 115 products from its Aldi Price Match scheme since November, according to analysis for The Grocer
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NewsMedia Bites 18 February: Pret’s water bill, job cuts, Asda/Sainsbury’s merger
The pick of the retail news and headlines from Tuesday 18 February
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Grocer 33Asda gains early payback for new rollback campaign in price comparison survey
Asda reintroduced the rollback at the end of January, with 4,000 products lowered in price
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NewsData: UK shoppers plan for a budget-friendly Valentine’s Day
UK supermarket meal deals are leading the charge in online Valentine’s Day shopping, says Google’s MD of retail and CPG, Sophie Neary
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NewsAsda sued for copyright infringement over mandarin orange variety
The French company Nadorcott has accused Asda of stocking shelves with Tang Gold mandarin oranges and infringing its plant breeding rights
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NewsAsda hits out at £7m apprenticeship funding waste
Retailers including Tesco, M&S and Asda have called for an overhaul of the apprenticeship levy, calling the scheme “broken” and “restrictive”
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Grocer 33Asda, Southport: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘With Rollback, the new suite of PoS is uniform, and the green seems to have made the store brighter and the team feel more energised’
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NewsAsda adds ex Co-op boss Jo Whitfield to board of directors
Former Co-op boss Jo Whitfield is joining Asda’s turnaround efforts, returning to work as a non-exec director at the retailer