All articles by James Halliwell – Page 35
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NewsAsda and Barclays offer talking ATMs for the blind
Asda has become the first retailer in the UK to introduce talking cash machines to its stores….
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NewsAsda drops £15 cap on APG after sorting out voucher 'glitch'
Asda has dropped the £15 cap introduced in October to its Asda Price Guarantee vouchers….
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NewsAsda grabs more share and reports like-for-like sales boost
Asda has posted a Q3 like-for-like sales rise of 0.3% for the 13 weeks ending 29 September 2012.
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Comment & Opinion
Asda explains it all
The Grocer headed to Carnaby Street this morning for Asda’s Q3 results - which CEO Andy Clarke revealed were up 0.3%…
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Category ReportPasta Julia range heads for Ocado
Fresh gluten-free pasta was an untapped market until earlier this year….
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Category ReportMultiples drive up pasta deals and price cuts replace multibuys
This year was the biggest yet for promotions in supermarkets – with pasta and pasta sauces no exception….
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Category ReportDolmio's big spend fails to deliver
Category giant Dolmio splashed out £10.5m advertising its ambient ranges, more than double the previous year’s budget….
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NewsID scan to clock staff and age-related sales
The days of workers clocking on for absent or late colleagues could soon be over….
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NewsOne in five shoppers to trade up for their Christmas lunch
A new survey commissioned by The Grocer reveals one in five shoppers will change where they shop over Christmas….
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NewsGovernment to call for guilt-free supermarket checkouts
The government looks set to call on supermarkets to remove confectionery from tills as part of the Responsibility Deal….
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News99p Stores trials Blu-Ray films in stores
Discounter 99p Stores has launched a range of 99p Blu-Ray titles….
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NewsTesco to challenge electrical retailers with cheap warranties
Tesco is set to shake up the extended warranties market by undercutting high street electrical giants by up to 58%….
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NewsAsda challenges rivals to go further on hybrid labels
Asda will extend its hybrid food labelling scheme to its entire own-label range from January….
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Comment & Opinion
Asda's trial by radio
When Sian Jarvis appeared on yesterday’s Radio 4 ‘Today’ programme to chat through Asda’s work towards the Responsibility Deal with presenter James Naughtie, it’s safe to say things didn’t quite go as planned for the Asda corporate affairs chief.
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NewsAsda shakes up general merchandising division
Asda has shaken up its general merchandise division as Andrew Moore, who replaced Charles Redfield as CMO in May, starts to make his presence felt.
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Comment & Opinion
Losing your virginity in The Great British Food Revival
If you are what Clarissa Dickson Wright describes as a “rabbit virgin”, then don’t be nervous. Thanks to The Great British Food Reviva…
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NewsLeiths meals are a hit with Asda shoppers
Asda’s partnership with Leiths School of Food and Wine is already paying dividends, with sales of its Extra Special range soaring…
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NewsLidl to double Deluxe range for Christmas
Lidl has enjoyed soaring sales of its Deluxe premium range as it attracts a wider demographic into its stores…
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NewsAsda's new web engine delivers 'Clubcard effect' online
Asda is launching a customer insight engine on its website that will allow Asda to target online shoppers with personalised offers for the first time…
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NewsSainsbury's reveals key to online success
Sainsbury’s is winning the online race against its rivals by putting the customer first, according to Sainsbury’s director of online, Jon Rudoe.