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The Grocer 33: Availability award 2008
It was another close call on stock availability, but Asda edged ahead of last year's champion Morrisons to add the prize for availability to its The Grocer 33 pricing gong. Although Morrisons achieved three more full baskets over the...
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Asda Prices to go Global
As Asda was crowned Britain's cheapest supermarket for a record-breaking 11th year running at The Grocer Gold Awards this week, The Grocer learned of plans by the Leeds-based supermarket to lower the price of branded goods still further by...
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Norman: stand up to regulatory fists
Former Asda chairman and Tory MP Archie Norman claimed the current breed of politicians and regulators are the most reactionary yet and retailers need to stay ahead of the tide of regulation. In a provocative speech at The Grocer Gold...
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Co-op Group sizes up Lerwick store as Tesco sticks its oar in
The Co-operative Group is ploughing £2m into its store in Lerwick in a bid to combat Tesco's entry on Shetland.The society will increase the size of the store from 11,600 sq ft to 13,900 sq ft to offer an increased range of products and...
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Tesco Ireland asks UK suppliers to cut prices
Tesco Ireland has been pressing its UK suppliers for price cuts to take account of the fall in the value of sterling against the euro, according to company spokesman Dermot Breen. A number of meetings had been held on the issue and about...
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Top-Up shop
Who we visited costcutter Marlborough, WiltshireLONDIS Wandsworth, Londonsainsbury's local Farnham Common, Buckinghamshirescotmid Uphall, West Lothiantesco express Hazel Grove, Greater...
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Availability
Asda Livingston, West Lothian1Customer service was one of the highlights of this huge Asda. A sales assistant proved his worth when he cheerfully went to search the stockroom for loose new potatoes, only to find the entire...
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Waitrose wins in Wiltshire
Being housed within an old cinema is not the only reason why Waitrose's Marlborough branch in Wiltshire blends in so harmoniously with its surroundings. Our first Top Store of the new year as far as The Grocer 33 is concerned managed to...
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Q&A with Andy Davies Store manager of the week
So is Waitrose well regarded in Marlborough? Absolutely. I belong to the Marlborough Chamber of Trade, which means I work closely with the town's smaller food and drink shops. We are also showcasing the work of local artists in our lobby...
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Dinner with Joss Stone? Nah, too busy
Imagine the scene. Singer Joss Stone is sitting alone in her hotel room in Rogers, Arkansas, bored. Her performance at the Wal-Mart shareholders meeting isn't for a couple of days and she's got nothing to do. She knows the Asda crowd is...
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Morrisons first to carry healthy logo
Morrisons has become the first UK company to carry a healthy logo from the US Whole Grains Council.The stamp, which flags up the wholegrain content of a product, will be rolled out initially on one bread line throughout its UK stores....
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We ask... Do retailers show less loyalty in hard times?
Deals improve loyalty Delivered wholesaler. Retailers are looking around the various wholesalers for bargains at the moment, but probably more worrying is the amount of grey market stock on issue this...
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Price Survey
It may be a new year for The Grocer 33 but the story remains the same.Asda has again produced the cheapest basket - undercutting second place Morrisons by more than £2 to secure its third consecutive win.Asda made a number of...
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Price Survey
No retailer came close to matching Asda's remarkable domination of our pricing survey this year. This was Asda's eleventh consecutive year as the UK's cheapest retailer, with its consistently low prices winning it 35 of the past 50...
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Asda in historic win at supermarket 'Oscars'
Asda has made history, the first supermarket ever to win the three Grocer 33 awards - for price, service and availability - at The Grocer Gold Awards 2008, held at The Dorchester, London last night.It was the 11th year that Asda scooped the...
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Letter of the week
I read in disbelief the article claiming that Asda's innovative Pay Me Early system (The Grocer, 10 May, p3 & p4) had created "chaos" and "sparked panic among suppliers".Pay Me Early and our invoice tracking system, Where's My Invoice,...
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Asda gets council OK for first wind turbine
Asda is undertaking a raft of green measures as it moves towards the target set out by its parent Wal-Mart of becoming powered entirely by renewable energy. This week, Asda moved a step closer to gaining planning permission for the first...
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A triumph for the underdog - Q&A and Availability
Sainsbury's Cwmbran branch in South Wales is smaller, older and less-suited to the working class town than the Asda across the road, but it is this week's Top Store thanks to getting the basics right. Our shopper was delighted by the warm and...
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Asda is irresponsible for discounting milk
Sir; Two four-pints of milk for £2! Are you crazy, Asda? Did you not learn from last time? In 2006, Asda took the great step of knocking 11p off its four-pints of milk while claiming it was still giving its farmers a fair price and not reducing...