Asda news and analysis – Page 145
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Price Survey - 7th June 2008
Asda emerged victorious after another tussle with Morrisons to produce the cheapest basket. Just 36p separated their totals, but Morrisons - which entered the price war this week by slashing 2,000 prices - was undercut by Asda on 14 items. Asda's...
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Asda gets council OK for first wind turbine
Asda is undertaking a raft of green measures as it moves towards the target set out by its parent Wal-Mart of becoming powered entirely by renewable energy. This week, Asda moved a step closer to gaining planning permission for the first...
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Asda is irresponsible for discounting milk
Sir; Two four-pints of milk for £2! Are you crazy, Asda? Did you not learn from last time? In 2006, Asda took the great step of knocking 11p off its four-pints of milk while claiming it was still giving its farmers a fair price and not reducing...
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A triumph for the underdog - Q&A and Availability
Sainsbury's Cwmbran branch in South Wales is smaller, older and less-suited to the working class town than the Asda across the road, but it is this week's Top Store thanks to getting the basics right. Our shopper was delighted by the warm and...
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Revival of frozen continues with two branded launches
There was further evidence of the renaissance of the frozen food category this week as two major launches were announced.A Belfast-based supplier of own-label frozen party food to Tesco, Sainsbury's and Asda is launching its first...
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Price Survey - 31st May 2008
Asda has wrested the cheapest retailer title back from Morrisons as milk and bananas bore sweeping price changes this week. Asda sparked the banana price war last week by reducing them from 77p to 72p. The rest of the big four followed suit, but on...
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Asda (and farm shops) win in numbers game
Asda has emerged as the retailer with the fastest-growing portfolio of large stores according to the latest UK grocery market data from IGD and William Reed Business Media, publisher of The Grocer. Asda has opened 18 new supermarkets,...
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Asda undertakes wine review to boost sales
Asda is slashing its wine range by 15% and introducing a range of fine wines in what BWS category director David Stewart describes as its "most comprehensive and robust review of the wine category to date".Asda, which under-trades in the...
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...as ASA slams Asda's 'unfair and 'misleading' campaign
The advertising watchdog has slammed Asda for a "misleading" and "unfair" campaign comparing its prices with rival supermarket Morrisons.As part of its ongoing 'Why Pay More?' campaign, Asda ran two national press ads comparing the price...
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Banana wars are back...
A new price war on bananas has erupted this week, sparking condemnation of the big four from suppliers and NGOs alike. Asda triggered the war on Wednesday when it cut the price of a kilo of bananas from 77p to 72p. Tesco and Morrisons followed suit...
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Letter of the week
I read in disbelief the article claiming that Asda's innovative Pay Me Early system (The Grocer, 10 May, p3 & p4) had created "chaos" and "sparked panic among suppliers".Pay Me Early and our invoice tracking system, Where's My Invoice,...
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Pay for the privilege of being paid by Asda
Pay for the privilege of being paid by Asda A disgruntled supplier Name and address supplied Sir; I was concerned to read about the Pay me Early scheme...
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Asda fights 'pay as you throw' bin tax
Asda has weighed in to the row about 'pay-as-you-throw' bin taxes, arguing that charging households to collect refuse would discourage recycling. Many councils were still not collecting bulky or heavy refuse such as glass bottles or...
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What next for Taypack after saying no to Asda?
Amixture of admiration and puzzlement greeted last week's announcement by packer Taypack Potatoes that it had ended its £32m contract with Asda. Why would one of the UK's most significant packers make such a move after 10 years investing in and...
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Machin leaves Asda for role at Oz's Coles
Asda operations director Stuart Machin is to quit the chain in the summer to move to Australian supermarket group Coles as retail director.Machin leaves after two and half years with Asda, where he was responsible for operations at 175...
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Taypack in talks with potential customers
Taypack has opened discussions with potential customers as it looks for new outlets for the 80,000 tonnes of potatoes it has been supplying to Asda.The Perthshire potato giant severed ties with Asda this month, saying its contract offer...
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Price Survey - 10th May 2008
Asda undercut the competition on a host of items to retain the cheapest retailer title this week, but Tesco was only a whisper behind. Nine of the items on the list were cheapest at Asda, which provided a £49.16 basket - just 29p less than Tesco's....
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Asda increases its African sourcing
Asda has outlined plans to source an extra £30m of fresh produce from Africa over the next five years.The supermarket will source 20% more flowers from Kenya by the end of the year and will also buy more bananas, citrus, mangoes and...
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Asda airs its eco-credentials with television documentary
Asda has produced a 30-minute documentary about its environmental credentials, which will be screened on Information TV, available through Sky Digital.The programme - People, Prices, Planet - promises an insight into the chain's...
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Ajinomoto to sue Asda over aspartame
The world's largest artificial sweetener producer has issued legal proceedings against Asda for defamation after the supermarket labelled aspartame a 'nasty'.Ajinomoto Sweeteners, which had a £5.5bn turnover in the year to March 2007,...