Asda news and analysis – Page 122
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NewsGeorge at Asda chief quits for Fat Face
Anthony Thompson, the managing director of George at Asda, has quit the supermarket to join clothing retailer Fat Face…
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Grocer 33: Snow is no problem for Slough Asda
Retailers faced mounting pressure last week to keep on top of availability as the big freeze prompted panic buying…
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Pre-pack keeps Natural Kitchen stores trading
An upmarket slow food store set up by two former Asda bosses has entered a pre-pack administration deal…
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Comment & Opinion
Saturday Essay: Value-driven shopping isn’t just about price
As well as offering low prices, Asda and Morrisons have improved their ranges - to dramatic effect, says Nick Harrison
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NewsAsda hails ‘biggest rollback in a decade’
Asda has slashed the price of 3,600 essential products in what the supermarket claims is its biggest price rollback…
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Quality Test: Standard own-label mince pies
Asda's mince pie was the worst. With a very sharp filling and a weak structure to the pastry, it was also noticeably smaller than the others.
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NewsAsda shows it can do nice as well as cheap
The UK's leading supermarkets have stepped up their game to keep shoppers spending. Queues are shorter, shelves are fuller and basket prices are cheaper, The Grocer 33 six-month review has revealed. The Grocer 33, the only independent...
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Tesco and Asda go abroad for turkey crowns
Tesco and Asda are sourcing turkey from abroad despite ample British supply. A Tesco spokesman confirmed 5% of its fresh and frozen turkey was sourced from France, while Asda admitted that 2% of its offer was from Brazil. In both...
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NewsGrocer 33 Six-Month Review: Asda in the lead for price and service
There may have been a sustained battle on pricing and promotions between the major retailers this year, but it's been a one-sided one.
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Northern Ireland ‘a jewel in Asda crown’
Asda is to spend more than £65m expanding its presence in Northern Ireland next year. Its business was already "one of the jewels in Asda's crown", said chief operating officer Andy Clarke at a food industry event in Belfast this week.
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NewsNow Asda launches the £3 wild salmon
Asda has defended its decision to sell a whole wild salmon for just £3.
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Stores increase role in fresh produce sourcing
Fresh food middlemen are under threat as retailers take a bigger role in sourcing their fresh produce, experts and industry insiders have warned.Last week it emerged that Asda completed the outright purchase of International Produce, its...
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Asda makes Red Tractor logo bigger
Asda is increasing the size of the Red Tractor logo on all its British meat to demonstrate its support for domestic sourcing.New packs, which will be launched soon, will feature a 50%-larger logo on the front of packs, while packaging to...
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Mutton gets trolleyed in Asda ramraid
When does mindless, yobbish pranksterism become thought-provoking existentialist art? Perhaps when it involves a bunch of youngsters from Kent bundling a sheep into a shopping trolley and abandoning it in a supermarket.That's exactly...
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NewsAsda signs non-food delivery deal
Asda has agreed a “long-term” deal with Home Delivery Network for the distribution company to deliver its non-food home shopping.
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Bulletin: The Co-op unveils £200m cuts... Archie Norman denied M&B role... Hershey lines up Cadbury bid funding
Ethical supermarket trebles points for members; ex-Asda chief misses out on pub chairmanship; US confectioner unveils backing for approach
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NewsEx-Asda man Norman denied Mitchells & Butlers role
Former Asda boss Archie Norman has been blocked from becoming the chairman of Britain’s biggest pub chain, Mitchells & Butlers.
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New flagship Asda to souk it and see
It's not every day you launch a prestigious new supermarket store in a virgin market so how odd that Asda recently lifted the proverbial fez off its first retailopolis in Egypt with such little fanfare.Merchandising masterminds for the...
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All eyes on Price, but could McKenna replace Marc Bolland at Morrisons?
While most people's money is on Mark Price taking over from Marc Bolland at Morrisons, Asda FD Judith McKenna remains a highly fancied outsider.
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Asda plans web tool to track online order
Asda is planning to offer an online tool that will allow customers to track their online shopping, The Grocer has learnt.Earlier this month, the retailer launched a service allowing shoppers to track the vans carrying their deliveries...