Asda news and analysis – Page 109
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NewsFish Fight gets gurnard on to Asda shelves
Asda is set to roll out gurnard fillets to over 100 stores following a trial of the fish in the wake of Hugh’s Fish Fight.
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Asda faces heat for chip pan promo
Asda has run into trouble with the Fire Brigade after it promoted chip pans in the February edition of its Asda Magazine.
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NewsCumbrian prawn lines pulled from Asda after Young's alert
Asda has pulled two prawn lines from shelves after discovering they do not meet aquaculture industry standards.
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News‘Custard apple’ is UK first for Asda
Asda is claiming a UK first with the launch of cherimoya – an exotic fruit the supermarket describes as having the flavour of toffee custard and the texture of sherbet.
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NewsWatchdog throws out latest Tesco complaint in ad war with Asda
Asda has won the latest round of its tit-for-tat advertising war with Tesco.
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NewsAsda launches green push with suppliers
Asda has launched a major environmental drive involving more than 70 of its leading suppliers.
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Scottish Excellence Awards sign up Asda
Asda has been unveiled as the retail category sponsor of this year’s Scotland Food and Drink Excellence Awards.
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Cottage cheese category boosted as Asda launches new snack pot
Asda has launched an innovative new cottage cheese format aimed at shoppers looking for a healthy lunchtime snack.
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NewsProperty chief Masters is latest exec to exit Asda
Asda retail development director Steve Masters is leaving the business, according to press reports.
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NewsTesco market share at lowest since May 2005
Tesco’s market share has dropped to its lowest point in almost seven years, according to new data from Kantar Worldpanel.
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Analysis & FeaturesIs it just Tesco slowing the pace in the space race?
Asda has proclaimed no halt to expansion, but Tesco’s rivals are already placing more emphasis on refurbs instead of newbuild.
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NewsAsda to sell half-pound strawberry punnets
Following the successful launch of 1lb punnets of strawberries last year, Asda is launching a half-pound punnet.
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NewsAsda banana trays to slash use of cardboard by 15 million kgs
Asda is set to reduce its cardboard usage by15 million kgs a year following a move to shelf-ready plastic trays for its bananas.
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NewsAsda to spend £500m on new stores in 2012
Asda has vowed to invest £500m this year on new stores and depots, in a growth push it said would create up to 5,000 jobs.
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NewsAsda's senior reshuffle focuses on progression
Asda chief operating officer Judith McKenna has overhauled the retailer’s management team to get its senior executives to work “better together”.
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NewsShoppers rate Asda as most trusted supermarket in UK
Asda has long been known as the UK’s cheapest supermarket, but new research shows it’s also the most trusted on claims about price.
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Asda beefs up its fresh meat counter offering
Asda is looking to translate the success of its Butcher’s Selection brand in pre-packed meat to over-the-counter sales by rolling the brand out to its meat counters.
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NewsCameras roll as Asda looks to halve queues
Asda is rolling out a new queue management system it claims could almost halve the amount of time frustrated Brits spend waiting in line at the till.
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Grocer 33Asda, Dewsbury
The Grocer 33 is a weekly mystery shopping survey, tracking price, service and availability at the five leading grocery retailers: Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Waitrose. Each week the winning store manager is interviewed by The Grocer.
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NewsFall in deal giveaways set to drive own label
The BBC’s Panorama programme this week highlighted just how important and complex supermarket promotions are.