Asda news and analysis – Page 125
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A hard days' night
Supermarket night staff used to work in splendid isolation - but not any longer. In recent years the big four have shaken up their night shifts in a bid to enfranchise workers and boost availability. Chloe Ryan and Joanne Grew joined night workers at Tesco and Asda to see how the changes are going down
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Picture This... Sailor Jerry comes up trumps
Sailor Jerry golden rum won a listing with Tesco last week its fourth big retailer account in as many months after Waitrose snapped it up in May, followed by Sainsbury's and Asda.
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Asda creates site for healthy eating tips
Asda has launched a new website dedicated to health and ethical food issues. As well as providing information, the site will be a forum for finding out what consumers want. The health.asda.com site, branded Health Matters, went live...
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Greencore’s godfather of pasta sauces
Greencore has introduced a branded range of chilled pasta sauces, Pacino's, to Sainsbury's and Asda.Asda has listed the tomato & basil, cheese, and tomato mascarpone variants, while Sainsbury's is carrying just the tomato & basil...
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Grocer 33: Asda wins on service and availability
Three retailers provided strong availability this week but Asda in High Wycombe landed our top store award after providing the best shopping experience.
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Mults line up for top turkey competition
Asda and Morrisons have joined Bernard Matthews and Cranberry Foods in being shortlisted in at least three categories at the British Turkey Awards.Usk Vale Poultry, Kelly Turkeys and a bronze free-range Morrisons entry are up for the...
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AvailabilitySurvey by The Grocer
asda Bearsden, Glasgow Date: 24 July 2009 Time in shop: 80 mins Time at till: 3 mins Not stocked: 1 Out of Stock: 1 Morrisons Whitefield, Manchester Date:...
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Sound as a pound? 173 of Asda’s £1 lines were cheaper before
Asda's heavily publicised round pound lines have become a key part of its promotional offer but almost one in five of these lines sold for less than a quid just months ago. The retailer which recently won The Grocer 33 cheapest supermarket...
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Sound as a pound? 173 of Asda’s £1 lines were cheaper before
Asda's heavily publicised round pound lines have become a key part of its promotional offer but almost one in five of these lines sold for less than a quid just months ago.
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NewsAsda cuts packaging and challenges suppliers to follow suit
Asda will challenge big-name brands to follow its lead by slashing packaging by up to a third this autumn.
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Less is more at Asda, where cutting lines has increased sales
Asda has seen sales grow - and in some cases double - in areas of the store where it has slashed the number of lines it stocks under the Less is More programme. The programme, which was introduced by chief merchandising officer Darren...
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Asda trials Cornish bakery concession
Asda has opened its first bakery concession at its store in St Austell as part of a wider revamp of its bakeries across the country.The branded concession with local company Rowe's, which has supplied Asda for the past 15 years with...
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Asda set to trial mini Apple, Orange and Sony shops in stores
Asda is considering introducing new concessions to its Supercentre stores from companies such as Apple, Sony and Orange, The Grocer has learnt.The retailer is looking at ways to enhance its Supercentre offer and is understood to be talking...
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NewsGrocer 33: Asda delivers on all fronts in Eastlands
It was another close contest this week with two retailers boasting strong availability, but Asda’s Eastlands branch clinched the top store award thanks to the staff’s “excellent response” to helping our shopper find items in the aisles. When he...
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NewsGrocer 33: Asda beats Sainsbury's by a whisker
Two retailers boasted strong availability and impressive service this week, but Asda in Dunbar clinched our top store award thanks to its helpful staff and chatty checkout assistant.
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NewsWhat’s behind Asda’s return to stocking multiple brands?
Asda delisted I Can't Believe It's Not Butter in a drive to remove duplicate brands. Its return raises questions about sole-brand strategies, reports Chloe Smith
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NewsGrocer 33: Bridgwater Asda delivers on all points
Asda in Bridgwater was one of two retailers to provide a full basket this week but pipped Morrisons' Coalville branch to the post thanks to helpful staff and a short queue.
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NewsFamily income boost as mortgage cuts pay off
Families are £7 better off a week than this time last year, with £164 discretionary income to spend, according to the latest income tracker report published by Asda and the CEBR.
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Spicentice kits given national listing at Asda
Independently owned spice supplier Spicentice has scooped national listings with Asda for its range of recipe spice kits.The Leicester start-up launched its freshly blended spice kits into 17 Asdas in 2007 but the chain has now taken the...
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NewsGrocer 33: Asda brings in cheapest shop by 45p
Asda secured victory again this week, undercutting nearest rival Morrisons by 45p. It made three reductions: the Hula Hoops by 2p, Marmite 9p and Seeds of Change sauce 1p.