Archive of all Asda articles – Page 52
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Analysis & FeaturesCoronavirus in-store safety: which supermarkets are doing it best?
The coronavirus pandemic has forced retailers to introduce a variety of social distancing measures to keep staff and customers safe. We worked with Shepper on a spot check of 500 supermarkets to find out who’s doing it best
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NewsAsda wraps vans and lorries in message of thanks for key workers
Asda hoped the messages would show how much it supported the efforts of key workers
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NewsAsda to remove plastic forks from own label salads and protein bowls
The move would result in the removal of more than 24.5 million plastic forks each year
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NewsAsda-FareShare coronavirus partnership sees over 800,000 meals donated
Food such as non-chilled fruit, vegetables and eggs, dented tins and bread products were proving a lifeline for charities during the crisis
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NewsFareShare opens two new distribution centres to meet ‘sky-rocketing’ demand
FareShare said more than 4,141 tonnes of food had already been redistributed through the warehouses
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Grocer 33Tesco and Asda emerge victorious in Grocer 33 year
Tesco won our awards for service and availability for the second year running
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NewsShopping platform Buymie lists Asda products without supermarket’s endorsement
The move comes after Buymie made its debut in England last month partnering with Co-op
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NewsAsda donates £100k to diversity education charity
George at Asda will launch a range of fashion products next month to celebrate Pride
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NewsAsda teams up with Fuel10K for Arise Bakery baking mix range
Fuel10K has brought two of its team back from furlough because of the tie-up
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NewsAsda named and shamed in #PayUp Bangladeshi factory worker crisis
It’s one of several retailers accused of causing factory workers in Bangladesh to go hungry by cancelling or suspending garment orders without full payment because of coronavirus
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NewsAsda.com helps shoppers recreate meals from popular restaurants
The website prompts users to select a restaurant and add everything they need to mimic the chain’s meals at home to their basket
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NewsAsda among supermarkets eyeing longer-term queue management technology
It is understood Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Costa, Greggs and others are looking into virtual queueing and automated customer counting systems
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NewsAsda reports 3.5% first-quarter sales growth as coronavirus drives stockpiling
CEO Roger Burnley said despite the initial boom in sales, consumer sentiment was now being dominated by fears of a financial depression
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NewsAsda to launch ‘largest’ food box for vulnerable customers
The boxes will be priced at £30 and be available via a new website
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NewsAsda boosts online capacity with new electric vehicle fleet
Asda has introduced a fleet of electric vehicles in a bid to boost its online capacity
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NewsAsda unveils price cuts across beef steak lines
The retailer has cut prices on a raft of steak products as part of a push to cut prices on more than 1,000 SKUs
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NewsGame of Thrones star Michael Condron becomes Asda delivery driver
The actor, who played Bowen Marsh in the series, is working for Asda’s Belfast Shore Road branch
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NewsAsda offers priority delivery to 3,500 care homes
Asda is also donating 250,000 medical grade face masks to help protect care workers and residents
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NewsAsda shoppers donate 140,000 meals to the Trussell Trust
The donations add to the 418,871 meals already provided by Asda’s food donation programme
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NewsAsda to offer store staff face masks to help them ‘feel safer’
CEO Roger Burnley also revealed that Asda staff would be among those taking part in the Covid-19 key worker testing programme