Asda news and analysis
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Grocer 33
Asda pips Tesco in first price comparison of new Grocer 33 year
At £65.28, Asda’s basket was just 38p (0.6%) cheaper than Tesco’s in the first pricing survey of the new Grocer 33 year
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News
Asda extends family support with major new staff benefits
The new benefits are a ‘significant enhancement’ to Asda’s previous offer, doubling paternity leave and extending existing pregnancy loss support beyond the normal statutory leave and pay
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News
Asda launches golden raspberries into UK stores
The berries will be available for a limited window, while the crop lasts, in Asda stores
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Comment & Opinion
How supermarkets have been nudging healthier choices for years
Supermarkets have been slowly increasing sales of healthy food for years, but now the stakes have risen, with the prospect of fines if they don’t do better
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News
Media Bites 26 June: Asda £600m loss, M&S slowdown and a strawberry sandwich
News that Asda reported an almost £600 million loss last year was widely reported in yesterday’s papers
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News
Asda falls £600m into the red amid turnaround battle
The slide from a £180m pre-tax profit to a £599m loss in 2024 came as food sales lagged expectations, falling 3.7% on a like-for-like basis, according to newly filed accounts for parent company Bellis Finco
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News
Media Bites 25 June: Asda’s weeds, playing student politics, Spanish wine exports
Kantar’s latest figures have been picked up by several papers, with the majority of headlines focused on rising inflation and the potential impact of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs on falling volumes
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News
Media Bites 24 June: Asda uniforms, Co-op working hours, childhood obesity
All the retail news and headlines from Tuesday 24 June 2025
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News
Poorest households have less spending power than in 2021 finds Asda Tracker
The lowest-earning 40% now have less spending power than they did in 2021, according to the tracker
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Comment & Opinion
Darren Blackhurst comeback is latest plot twist in Asda soap opera
If Darren Blackhurst can recreate the spark he brought to Asda all those years ago, it will match anything in Emmerdale
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Grocer 33
Asda North Hykeham staff ‘friendly, polite, helpful and plentiful’
Asda picked up its second Grocer 33 win since February at its North Hykeham store, which scored an impressive 81 points
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Grocer 33
Asda staves off competition from Amazon & Ocado in price comparison
Asda was exclusively cheapest for 10 items, including Hazy Jane IPA
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Grocer 33
Asda North Hykeham, Lincoln: Grocer 33 store of the week
Store manager Dave Bowns on 22 years service, what’s selling well in the heat, and Asda’s turnaround
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News
Asda brings back supermarket veteran as new chief commercial officer
Asda chief customer officer Kris Comerford is to leave the business, and will be replaced by a returning retail veteran
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News
Beyond Meat expands offering with new Asda burger listings
The brand is now available in Asda, Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons and Ocado
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News
Asda £10m cafe revamp includes McDonald’s-style digital screens
Asda said the screens, as well as technology allowing café visitors to order food from their tables using QR codes, would be a key ingredient of a £10m refresh programme
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Grocer 33
Asda cheapest for UPF-free Grocer 33 shopping list
Asda offered the lowest price for the first time in three weeks in our price comparison competition
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News
Tesco boss Ken Murphy admits rivals have ‘upped their game’ in supermarket price war
Tesco’s sales hit £12.3bn in the quarter as its market share climbed to 28% in the latest Kantar results.
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Category Report
Own label shines: trends in own label 2025
Private label is grocery’s star performer, winning value share from brands thanks to exclusive and premium lines
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News
Sainsbury’s trialling electronic shelf-edge labels in latest tech test
The supermarket installed the tech at three of its larger format stores late last year and has been testing the technology’s impact across different categories, including Beers, wines and spirits, health and general merchandise