Asda news and analysis – Page 152
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this week a year ago The winner was...
Our Top Store award winner this time last year was Asda in Maryhill, Glasgow. Manager Pauline Smith said most of the colleagues had grown up in the area, so they already knew the customers.One year on, Smith has left the 43,000...
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Price Survey - 17 March 2007
Yet again Asda is the cheapest retailer, according to data from The Grocer 33 pricing survey. It provided the cheapest basket this week at £41.33 with some price cuts on basket items. Lettuce was 10p cheaper than the previous week...
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Price Survey
Asda is the UK's cheapest retailer for the fourth time in as many weeks, with a £41.18 basket, according to data from The Grocer 33 pricing survey. It was £2.20 cheaper than Tesco, which came in second-cheapest at £43.38. Morrisons and...
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Price Survey
Asda is the UK's cheapest retailer for the fourth time in as many weeks, with a £41.18 basket, according to data from The Grocer 33 pricing survey. It was £2.20 cheaper than Tesco, which came in second-cheapest at £43.38. Morrisons and...
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Q&A with Ray Jeans Manager of the Week
What is your greatest challenge and how do you tackle it? Our greatest challenge initially was bringing a new Asda store to a town that already has other supermarkets. There is a Sainsbury's and a Morrisons nearby and to begin with,...
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Q&A with Ray Jeans Manager of the Week
What is your greatest challenge and how do you tackle it? Our greatest challenge initially was bringing a new Asda store to a town that already has other supermarkets. There is a Sainsbury's and a Morrisons nearby and to begin with,...
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Farmers hope stores will follow Tesco lead
The dairy industry is holding its breath to see what happens following Tesco's decision to raise its retail milk prices this week.Farming leaders are hoping Sainsbury's, Asda, Morrisons and Somerfield will follow suit, after Tesco...
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Farmers hope stores will follow Tesco lead
The dairy industry is holding its breath to see what happens following Tesco's decision to raise its retail milk prices this week.Farming leaders are hoping Sainsbury's, Asda, Morrisons and Somerfield will follow suit, after Tesco...
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Availability
Asda Bridgwater, Somerset0This store had no out of stocks and our shopper said staff were helpful when asked for assistance. Help was offered with bag-packing and our shopper said the checkout assistant was fast and friendly....
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Asda Bridgwater, Somerset0This store had no out of stocks and our shopper said staff were helpful when asked for assistance. Help was offered with bag-packing and our shopper said the checkout assistant was fast and friendly....
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Price Survey
Asda is the cheapest retailer for the third week in a row with a basket cost of £45.07.It remained the lowest priced due to cheaper fresh produce than the other retailers, a pricing trend evident in The Grocer 33 for several weeks. The...
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Availability
Asda Crawley, West Sussex1This store had no fresh own-label kippers in stock but our shopper said it was completely clear of packing trolleys. Staff were helpful when asked for assistance, although the checkout operator did not...
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Asda alcohol gift falls foul of code ... again
Asda has dismissed as "nonsense" the Portman Group's ruling that one of its products breaches the voluntary code for the naming, packaging and promotion of alcoholic drinks. The product, supplied by The Gift Company and called Chocolate &...
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Price Survey
Asda is the cheapest retailer for the second week in a row with a basket cost of £46.60.It managed to keep hold of the cheapest retailer title in The Grocer 33 pricing survey this week thanks to a half-price promotion on 8-packs of...
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Availability
Asda Wembley2This store had run out of own-label quiche lorraine and Doritos Cool Original. Our shopper described staff as very friendly and they took him directly to an item when asked. There were a sufficient number of...
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New TV campaign presents Asda as 'voice of the people'
Asda has promised a "radically different" TV advertising campaign from April, as it seeks to become the "voice of the people".The drive, which was unveiled at a business briefing this week, will be spearheaded by new group marketing...
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"There are several independent chains that could quite easily float on AIM - if they wanted to, of course"
Who can stand in the way of the supermarkets - Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury's and Morrisons? It would be easy to conclude, from media coverage, that the food industry has polarised into a battle between a handful of giants, and a couple of piddly...
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Price Survey
Asda has reclaimed the title of cheapest retailer after a three week absence from the top spot. It provduced the cheapest basket at £44.41 - £1.87 cheaper than Tesco, which took second place in The Grocer 33 survey this week.Asda...