Archive of all Asda articles – Page 58
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News
Walmart splits City over plan to float Asda on Stock Exchange
The move prompted some to speculate it was an attempt by Walmart to flush out potential trade or private equity buyers
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News
Asda like-for-likes up 0.5% with Easter adjustment
Asda CEO Roger Burnley said the supermarket remained focused but warned of challenges ahead
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Asda takes the win again but margin of victory narrows
Asda’s total came in at just 45p cheaper than runner-up Tesco this week
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News
Asda shakes up in-store babyfood to create greater clarity
The supermarket has stripped out dozens of SKUs and organised the remaining products by feeding stage
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Comment & Opinion
Walmart has a plan B to back out of Asda. But can it attract investors?
Judith McKenna’s next move is to float the idea of a listing on the London Stock Exchange. But Asda still has a mountain to climb
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News
Asda planning IPO and £80m in price cuts
Walmart International president and CEO Judith McKenna said the IPO could take years
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City snapshot: Walmart ‘seriously considering’ Asda IPO
Walmart International CEO Judith McKenna has told Asda staff that a public listing of the UK supermarket chain is being ‘seriously considered’ following the collapse of its merger with Sainsbury’s.
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Analysis & Features
Asda pressures rivals with highest overall price cuts
The retailer has emerged as the primary driver of grocery prices moving back into deflation this year
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News
Asda, Ocado and Co-op hail strong growth in own label
The three retailers have all grown ahead of the market average
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Asda George MD Nick Jones leaves amid management shake-up
Derek Lawlor has been promoted to SVP food and GM at Asda
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Asda twists the knife as prices plunge further
With the Sainsbury’s merger “ancient history”, Asda is doubling down on its commitment to lower prices
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Colleagues and GMB protest staff pay changes outside Asda HQ
The union is fighting against proposed changes to more than 68,000 Asda workers’ contracts
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Comment & Opinion
Sainsbury's and Asda have the tools to recover from merger disappointment
The back to basics shopper focus approach takes time and focus, says David Sables
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News
Mike Coupe rages at CMA as Sainsbury's-Asda deal dies
The final report, issued on Thursday, concluded the merger would lead to rising prices and reduced quality for UK shoppers
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Comment & Opinion
The Sainsbury's-Asda deal is dead. What now?
The CMA’s findings make grim reading for large companies considering M&A activity
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Analysis & Features
Sainsbury's/Asda merger blocked: analyst reactions
Here’s what the experts have to say about the collapse of the proposed Sainsbury’s/Asda merger
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News
CMA blocks Sainsbury's/Asda merger
Sainsbury’s and Asda have abandoned their plans for a merger after a crushing final report by the competition authorities today concluded the plans would lead to rising prices and reduced quality for shoppers across the UK.
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News
Asda trials removal of all single-use plastic from its cafés
The retailer has committed to removing single-use cups and cutlery from all of its customer cafés by the end of 2019
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News
MP slams Asda CEO for changes to staff pay and contracts
Siobhain McDonagh accused Asda of using improved basic pay as a “smokescreen” to slash staff costs
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Asda is cheapest again - but Morrisons closes the gap
Asda had 10 exclusively cheapest items this week