Asda news and analysis – Page 158
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Asda set to challenge JS, Tesco with national online roll-out
Asda is launching an offensive on Sainsbury's and Tesco's online market share with plans to take its service national from next year. Asda.com is currently serviced by 80 stores across the country. However, this will be increased to 100...
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Asda pushes for exit from fisheries policy
Asda has joined calls for Britain's withdrawal from the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) in order to protect the livelihoods of Scottish fishermen and preserve fish stocks in the North Sea.Gordon Maddan, regulatory affairs manager at Asda,...
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Asda trebles shelf space for organics
Asda has told The Grocer it is planning big changes to its dairy category following two major reviews.The shelf space for organic produce will be trebled with lines pulled together into a dedicated cabinet at the end of this month. A...
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Asda evicts clothing recyclers from car parks
Asda evicts clothing recyclers from car parksAsda has evicted a network of clothing recyclers from its car parks following allegations that they were not registered charities.The retailer's solicitors wrote to Planet Aid, a...
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Stirred not shaken
Where is the Andy Bond who delivered "that speech" at IGD's annual convention last October? Since gamely shouldering Asda's share of the blame for the industry's "bland, amorphous, sameness", the dynamic leader that these comments seemed to...
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Price Survey
Asda is the UK's cheapest supermarket for the third week in a row. In a tight race, Asda's basket price of £46.42 came in barely cheaper than Somerfield's total of £46.86. Tesco was third at £47.24, or 1.8% more than Asda, followed by Morrisons,...
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Availability
Asda Gibson Way, Gateshead 0 The Asda on Gibson Way in Gateshead was large and easy to shop in. However, our mystery shopper was not able to find all the items on his shopping list. The store did not stock the 16-pack of Twix...
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Second opinion The industry needs to come together in a sincere attempt to tackle sustainability and reduce packaging waste, says Jack Sinclair
Andy Bond, head of Asda, has called for a co-ordinated industry approach to sustainability and is reported to be inviting all the chief executives of the UK's manufacturers and retailers to a conference to discuss the issues and agree a way...
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Price-cuts pledgeby Asda
Asda boss Andy Bond has reinforced his commitment to aggressive price cutting and rubbished suggestions that his sales-led recovery programme is being driven at the expense of profits.In an exclusive interview with The Grocer ahead of...
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Asda scraps age from job applications
Asda has said that it will no longer ask applicants for their age on job applications.The supermarket group said that it would employ staff from the ages of 16 to 70, which goes beyond new age-discrimination legislation coming into force on...
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Price Survey
Asda is the UK's cheapest supermarket again this week at £38.26, while Tesco was once again in second place, this week with a basket price of £39.31, 2.7% higher than Asda. Sainsbury was third at £39.80, nudging Morrisons back to fourth place at...
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NFU 'satisfied' over Tesco Brazilian beef
Brazilian beef is back on shelves at Tesco, sparking anger from Asda, which had agreed to stop selling it. Tesco said that it was sourcing rump steak for its Value range from a handful of Brazilian producers in areas unaffected by the...
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Asda Roehampton Vale, Roehampton, Surrey0Our mystery shopper at Asda in Roehampton Vale, Surrey, was not able to find all the items on her shopping list. Staff told her that the store did not stock Ocean Spray cranberry juice in...
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Asda snaps up Douglas Gurr to direct strategy
Douglas Gurr, founder and former chief executive of The Grocer Big 30 online delivered wholesaler Blueheath, has joined Asda as director of strategy. Blueheath announced in June that Gurr would be leaving the company in August following a...
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Price Survey
Asda has regained the top spot this week, after temporarily losing its title to Morrisons. Asda had a basket price of £35.47, or £0.50 cheaper than Tesco, which came in second. Much of Asda's lead was due to a price drop on...
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Second opinion
South Korea and Germany may seem a long way away from the average UK high street, but Wal-Mart's recent withdrawal from those countries has a significant impact for retailers in the UK. Wal-Mart, which owns Asda, has not become...
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Availability
Asda Clayton Brook, Chorley, Lancashire1Although our mystery shopper at the Asda store in Clayton Brook, Chorley, managed to get almost all the items on her list, she said the store seemed to have stock problems. She noted: "A...
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Asda's lamb initiative
Asda says that it has saved money and 1.4 million road miles by siting abattoirs and collection centres for lambs together. Pembrokeshire had the first combined centre in the wake of the foot and mouth epidemic, but a new one has just opened...
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Asda customers want local food
Sir; I must say that I read with interest your article '61% not bothered about food miles'. As is the case with any survey, the answer depends on how you ask the question. There is no doubt that...
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Asda pushes Brown up to head ethical sourcing
Asda has promoted Dr Chris Brown to head of ethical and sustainable sourcing. Brown moves up from the role of agriculture development manager, a position he has held since joining Asda five years ago. A spokesman for Asda said that...