Asda news and analysis – Page 127
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The origin of the faeces
Elsewhere in toilet news, Asda has been less impressive in the hygiene stakes.It was left brown-handed this week after a three-year-old slipped in its Wallington branch and found himself in the poop someone else had left behind. "We are...
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Why Asda rejected launching its own loyalty card scheme
"You can't buy loyalty with plastic points," Asda CEO Andy Bond said just a few weeks ago. However, The Grocer can reveal that the retailer considered introducing a loyalty card similar to Tesco's Clubcard three years ago when Doug Gurr...
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No stores – but Sainsbury’s and Asda are players in the Republic
Asda and Sainsbury's have more than doubled their combined share of the grocery market in the Republic of Ireland to 2.4% despite not having a store in the country.Their market share in the Republic rose from 1% in the year to 5 October...
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NewsSpecsavers sues Asda over glasses ad swipe
Asda is facing a legal battle with high street optician Specsavers over adverts by the supermarket claiming it offered shoppers the chance to “be a real spec saver”.
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Asda Hounslow now flagship ethnic store
Asda is overhauling a west London supermarket to create a flagship ethnic store. The new-look Hounslow store, which is opening this week, has been "recut" to meet the needs of the local Asian, Mediterranean, Polish and Afro-Caribbean...
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Apsinthion cut down to size to fit in Asda
A recent design overhaul has won absinthe brand Apsinthion national listings at Asda.The Toorank Distillery-owned absinthe arrived at Asda two weeks ago after the bottle was shortened and the label redesigned to look more authentic. It...
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Grocer 33: Till assistant nudges Asda above Tesco
Two retailers boasted strong availability this week, but Asda's Maryhill branch in Glasgow pipped Tesco to the post thanks to its flawless service.
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Pukka Pies upgrades to family size
Pukka Pies has launched its first family-size pies with the aim of becoming market leader in the family-size hot pie market.The 700g pies come in chicken and steak varieties (rsp: £3.89) and will be in Asda, Sainsbury's and Tesco from...
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Pie auction is a big fat tease
Retailers looking to make a pastry-based killing need look no further than eBay, where a cancelled order from Asda has resulted in a million unwanted pies going up for sale at the bargain (opening) price of 99p.However, within a day the asking price...
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Nom takes on Müller with light pot launch
Nom UK has unveiled ambitious plans to take on Müller and become a major branded and own-label yoghurt producer. The new UK arm of the Austrian dairy giant launched Nom Naturally Light into Asda last week. The four-strong yoghurt range...
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Organic lines cut by a third as sales fall
Plummeting organic sales have led Tesco and Asda to slash the number of organic lines stocked by at least 30%, exclusive data reveals.Tesco, which just two weeks ago pledged to support the category's recovery, has cut the number of...
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NewsWebcams in the boardroom – how far would Bond go?
Asda's boss unveiled a new age of "democratic consumerism" last week. Is it a brave new policy or just a clever marketing ploy, asks Chloe Ryan
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Asda disability range comes under attack
Asda is to meet with Trading Standards officers next week following a complaint about its range of disability products.An anonymous letter sent to 12 regional offices of the consumer watchdog alleges some of the products in the...
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Wholesalers lash out at Asda for ‘mad’ six for £4 Radox promo
Wholesalers have accused Asda of muscling into their territory and trying to turn itself into “Britain’s biggest cash & carry”.
The retailer was selling multipacks of shower gel at prices they couldn’t compete with, they claimed,… -
NewsAsda is UK’s biggest clothing retailer
Asda has hit its target of becoming Britain’s biggest clothing retailer 18 months early, with George achieving market share of 10.1% by volume, according to TNS data.
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NewsCritical Eye... on sweaty sauces and sobbing toddlers
In a wide-ranging poem that involved, among other things, roasted cormorants and unruly horses, the Roman scribe Horace told readers to "seek for sauce by sweating". The Asda worker recently busted for doing unspeakable things to frozen...
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NewsEditor's Comment: Shoppers are smarter than we give them credit for
Asda selling bananas for 46p/kg? At least it's using alcohol sales to subsidise the cost of fresh produce rather than the other way round, as is often the case. But as the meaning of value is undermined we mess with the shopper's brains at...
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Asda’s banana war costs rivals millions
Asda is facing the wrath of of rivals and suppliers alike after slashing the price of bananas to their lowest point for 14 years and sparking a "pointless" price war.
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Asda goes for a purple revamp in bid for Extra Special impact
Asda has transformed its Extra Special packaging with a look that closely resembles Sainsbury's Taste the Difference range, The Grocer has learnt.The retailer decided to revamp the premium range after customers claimed its ivory colour...
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NewsGrocer 33: Asda wins the day with ‘super staff’
Three retailers boasted strong availability this week, but Asda in Stowmarket landed our top store award thanks to its "super" staff.