Asda news and analysis – Page 130
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NewsAsda chief Bond attacks ‘Big Mother’ culture
Asda chief executive Andy Bond will this week attack efforts to restrict the consumption of alcohol and unhealthy foods as well as the use of carrier bags in a speech to the British Retail Consortium.
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NewsHoly Cow! sales surpass expectations
Indian sauce brand Holy Cow! has been forced to move to a bigger manufacturing plant to cope with demand after just two weeks on shelf in Asda. Sales of the range, which comes in flavours such as Madrasi Hot Mint and Himalayan Hot Garlic (rsp...
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Asda's marketing guru given international role
Asda's chief marketing officer, Rick Bendel, has had his remit extended by Wal-Mart to become international chief marketing officer.The move will see Bendel provide strategic support for all the company's international marketing operations...
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Own-label squash ranges make switch to double strength
Sainsbury's and Asda have converted their own-label squash drinks to double-strength concentrates to reduce packaging and offer shoppers better value. Thirty own-label squash drinks were switched to double strength at Sainsbury's outlets...
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Hardy joins the Brits in Oz with Coles role
Gary Hardy, Asda operations manager for south London, has been appointed general manager for western Australia at Coles – joining a team headed by several experienced British retail executives.
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Asda's Harrison gets beverages and sugar role
Asda has named Matt Harrison its new buyer for beverages and sugar.
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Asda says complaint charge was too high
Asda has reduced the amount it charges suppliers when a customer complains from £70 to £20 after claims that it was a disproportionate charge. "Hands up, we got it wrong," said Asda corporate affairs director Paul Kelly. The charge had been...
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Asda kids go cock-a-hoop
After Tesco treated shoppers to some unexpected X-rated fun in one store's entertainment section recently, news of top-shelf antics at arch-rival Asda. Last month it was reported that the supermarket had been forced to move its misleadingly...
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Aldi sets out its 99p stall with TV ad for 140 lines
Aldi is trumpeting its value credentials to consumers by advertising 140 lines at just 99p. The discounter has compared its 99p lines with similar products offered by Tesco and Asda and claims that buying 100 of them could save the consumer up to...
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Asda trials specialist Irish chilled products
Asda is introducing a new range of speciality Irish foods into selected stores for a four-month trial this summer.Sourced from 14 Irish food companies, the 33-product range will be stocked in 14 Asda stores from May to September. The range...
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Andrew Jones back in production after blaze
Pie producer Andrew Jones has literally risen from the ashes - resuming pie production within a week of the fire that extensively damaged its Huddersfield factory.The company, which supplies pies, sausage rolls and pasties locally to Asda...
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Dundee smokers offered Asda vouchers to give up
The Scottish Government has signed up 101 Dundee residents for a pilot scheme that rewards smokers with Asda vouchers if they give up cigarettes. The smokers will each get a £12.50 electronic credit to spend at Asda per week they don't...
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Asda online sales up 60% as web delivers 35% growth to £3bn
Shoppers spent an extra £1bn on online groceries in the past year, new research seen exclusively by The Grocer reveals. Online sales of groceries at Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury's and Ocado increased 35% to £2.9bn [TNS 52w/e 22 March 2009] to account for...
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Will Asda's blind e-auctions leave suppliers in the dark?
Asda has decided to bring back the e-auction. While it stands to benefit from more efficient negotiating, suppliers are not so happy. James Ball reports
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NewsAsda's local food sales up 41% with lines outselling own label
Asda has revealed a massive uplift in local food sales in the wake of an £80,000 piece of consumer research. Sales have risen 41% in England and Wales in the past year, it announced this week, while sales in Scotland and Northern Ireland were...
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Asda brings back online auctions to decide prices
Asda has provoked anger by reviving blind online auctions with its own-label suppliers. Under the controversial system, suppliers are required to submit their lowest price via a website for products they either already supply or want to...
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NewsRetail Pricing: Asda may be cheap, but it lags behind on promotions
Asda isn't shy when it comes to telling the country all about its deals. But how promotion-happy is it really? James Ball deciphers the figures
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Lazy Town star joins forces with Asda to push 'sports candy'
Asda has teamed up with Magnús Scheving, star of kids' TV show Lazy Town, to promote its Great Stuff range of fruit and veg. The supermarket said it wanted to make it easier for parents to encourage their children to eat healthily and would...
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Asda and Tesco consider further halal counters
Asda and Tesco are increasing the number of halal counters in stores in a bid to cater more fully to their Muslim customers.Asda is set to double the number of National Halal Food Group concessions from 10 to 20, creating 200 jobs this year,...
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Saturday Essay: Make the recession work for your business
Why Asda will be adopting a Dragons' Den-style approach to product sourcing at this year's IFE