Asda news and analysis – Page 115
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Comment & Opinion
Indiana Bond and the Temple of Doom
Last week Andy Bond warned that the recession hadn’t yet hit home for retailers. Speaking at the Retail London conference, the former Asda boss said “an extended period of constrained consumption” was looming, resulting in a “long, long-term trend of trading down”.
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NewsIs Asda planning a Smart move to flag up quality?
Asda could be poised to rebrand its budget own-label range as 'Smart Choice'. Last month, it registered the trademark for potential use in food and drink categories as well as non-food, prompting speculation that it may be planning to...
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NewsClippy’s Apples listed by Asda and Booths
British jams and relishes brand Clippy's Apples has secured listings with Asda and Booths. Clippy's six savoury lines, which include apple, tomato & roasted garlic relish, and apple, redcurrant & chilli jelly (rsp: from £2.39),...
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NewsMakro nabs Asda procurement man Edwards
Makro has named Asda executive Huw Edwards as its new offer management director. Edwards spent 15 years with the Leeds-based supermarket, most recently as procurement director. He has also previously worked for Marks & Spencer.
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NewsSpecial relationship brings US favourites to shelves of Asda
Asda’s drive to bring US products to UK shelves continued this week with the roll-out of RC Cola. Regular and diet Royal Crown Cola launched in the US in 1905 is available nationwide in two-litre bottles (rsp: £1.28) and six-can packs…
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NewsInflation locked down by the Asda-Tesco price war
Food price inflation is all we seem to read about these days, but latest figures from The Grocer Price Index prove that competition between the rival supermarkets is keeping a lid on the cost of a weekly shop.
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News
Asda fights back at EIA fridge criticism
Asda has defended itself against accusations it reneged on a pledge to phase out fridges containing environmentally damaging chemicals. An Environmental Investigation Agency report slammed the retailer, and said great progress had been...
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News
Humdinger adds Ambrosia custard snacks
Humdinger Foods has added two Ambrosia-branded custard-based snacks to its portfolio of licensed foods. The duo, rolling out to Sainsbury's and Morrisons now and into Asda next month, consists of Custard Coated Apple Flakes and Custard...
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News
Douwe Egberts makes debut in refill packs
Douwe Egberts is following the lead of other major coffee brands with the launch of refill packs. Two variants of its Instants Pure range Pure Gold and Pure Indulgence will be in Asda and Morrisons nationwide in refill packs from this...
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News
Focus On Ice Cream: Depth versus frequency of promotions
The number of captured promotions at Asda almost halved in 2010, although it was still by far the heaviest supermarket promoter, with 424 captured deals versus Sainsbury's 320.
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NewsAsda targets biggest-ever growth push after Netto deal gets OFT nod
Asda has received final clearance for its purchase of Netto UK from the Office of Fair Trading.
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NewsGravy supplier Goldenfry in court win over trade secrets
Own-label gravy maker Goldenfry Foods has won a three-year legal battle against three former senior employees who stole trade secrets to poach a £5m contract with Asda.
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NewsReduced Tesco lines had first been raised
More than a third of prices highlighted by Tesco last week to illustrate its £200m investment in pricing went up in price shortly before coming down, The Grocer can reveal. Tesco last week kicked off its counter-offensive to Asda's 10%...
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Analysis & Features
World Food Special: On top of the world
Tesco doubled the size of its world foods range last year, while one Asda devotes 20% of shelf space to ethnic lines. Catering to ethnic shoppers and world cuisine fans has never been bigger business, says Nick Hughes
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NewsMajor players unite to create dairy roadmap
Key players from the UK dairy industry are working with Asda and Defra on a £125,000 project to create a new roadmap for the industry. Dairy 2020 will build on the work of the Dairy Supply Chain Forum's Milk Roadmap the industry's...
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Comment & OpinionEditor's Comment: Nobody better than Tesco at stealing rivals' thunder
Asda has spent the last 18 months working with mysupermarket.co.uk to develop its shiny Price Guarantee website. So credit has to go to those jackdaws over in Cheshunt who've knocked together their own passable imitation in 10 seconds flat.
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Analysis & FeaturesMe-too: Tesco hits back with the sincerest form of flattery
After deriding the Asda Price Guarantee as misleading and overly complex, is Tesco’s version better in any way, asks James Halliwell
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Analysis & Features
Retail Prices: Is Asda managing to wean itself off heavy promotions?
Morrisons has been left as clear leader in the promotional stakes, as Asda finally starts to scale back its activity. Ronan Hegarty reports
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News
Asda set to become largest UK retailer of Disney products
Asda has revealed plans to become the largest retailer of official Walt Disney merchandise in the UK, ahead of arch-rival Tesco and the official Disney stores. Asda already stocks a variety of Disney merchandise, including a range of...
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NewsNetto store bosses ‘left in dark’ over Asda plans
Bewildered Netto store managers have been left clueless as to the role they will be offered when their stores are taken over by Asda later this year. All store managers completed an online assessment and were interviewed by Asda last...