Asda news and analysis – Page 92
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NewsFairtrade blasts Morrisons and Aldi for banana price wars
Retailers have hit back at the Fairtrade Foundation after it blamed UK price wars for putting the squeeze on banana produc…
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NewsAsda rolls out 130 more hybrid tills to cut queues
Asda will increase the number of hybrid tills in its stores by more than two thirds over the next two months…
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NewsTesco: it will take years to price match the discounters
CEO Philip Clarke this week admitted it could take years for Tesco to take on the discounters on price…
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Grocer 33Asda Small Health
Our shopper was particularly impressed by the friendliness of the staff…
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NewsAsda steals march on Tesco with £100m in fresh price cuts for 2014
Asda has stolen a march on Tesco’s expected price cuts today by announcing it will add £100m to its planned £200m commitment to dropping prices in 2014.
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NewsColes' Ian McLeod tipped for return to UK retail
Coles MD Ian McLeod moved to a senior role within the Wesfarmers Group this week…
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NewsAsda playing the ‘long game’ as Q4 sales dip 0.1%
Asda today blamed a tough climate for British retail as it posted a 0.1% decline in like-for-like sales for the 13 weeks ending 3 January 2014.
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NewsAsda celebrates meat trader Jim Viggars
Asda senior meat trader Jim Viggars has been awarded the retailer’s Peter Asquith Award for Outstanding Achievement…
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NewsAsda’s Andy Clarke: Shop floor forges leaders
The most effective supermarket CEOs would have started on the shop floor, according to Asda president Andy Clarke.
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NewsPolice launch crackdown on 'fake retailer' fraudsters
The police are stepping up efforts to fight fraud involving criminals impersonating large UK food retailers…
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NewsAsda ramps up gluten-free offer with Genius bread and pies
Free-from brand Genius is building up its presence in Asda with new and extended listings.
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NewsJonathan James sells Soham Budgens to Asda
High-profile indie Jonathan James has sold his 7,000 sq ft Budgens store in Soham, Cambridgeshire, to Asda….
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NewsLambrini cuts the calories with revamped Luci range
Lambrini has cut the calorie count of its light range and is relaunching it as Luci by Lambrini…
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NewsAsda defends rising prices before 50p New Year rollbacks
Asda has defended its big January 50p rollback campaign this week.
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Analysis & FeaturesAs Asda gives up on 3-for-x deals what now for wine?
Three for a tenner champion Asda has moved on but the shift in the promotional landscape hardly heralds an end to deals.
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Comment & OpinionGeorgian homes
With the announcement of George Home, Asda made plain it has its heart set on becoming Britain’s biggest multi-channel retailer for general merchandise…
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NewsAsda launches George Home in new push into homeware
Asda has launched George Home - a move first revealed by The Grocer in October last year.
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NewsAsda predicts boom time for persimmons
Asda is expecting to sell 20% more persimmons this season, taking its volume sales to 1.4 million packs.
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NewsAsda hails record Christmas footfall and online sales
December was a “very tough month for retailers”, Asda president Andy Clarke has said, but insisted the supermarket held its nerve to enjoy bumper Christmas footfall.