Asda news and analysis – Page 163
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Profile Revisited
It already faced Tesco. With Asda's arrival on the Northern Ireland scene, the Henderson Group faces another big, aggressive supermarket. And M&S also is doing well with its Simply Foods format. Yet Henderson, a wholesaler and retailer, is...
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Reader Survey
The wholesale sector is alive, kicking and growing, with key operators expecting sales and profit to be up this year compared to last, according to The Grocer's Big 30 poll this month. This is despite Asda meeting a vigorous response from...
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Availability
Asda Whitley Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne0 It was a perfect performance on product availability when our shopper visited the Asda store on Whitley Road in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. The store was able to sell him every single item on...
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Asda recalls porridge
Asda has recalled an own-label porridge due to possible cross-contamination with nuts. The retailer said that some of its packs of Simply Porridge could contain nuts, making it unsafe to eat for people with a nut allergy.The affected...
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In Brief: Salmonella's toll; Asda zero tolerance; Food hall facelift
Salmonella's toll Mars sold more chocolate than Cadbury Schweppes in the four weeks to 14 October, according to ACNielsen data, following a 5% year-on-year fall in Q3 sales at the Bournville-based company. Cadbury blamed the...
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Availability
Asda Sinfin Shopping Centre, Derby3 There were several items out of stock when we visited the Asda at Sinfin shopping centre in Derby. The store was sold out of parsnips, the long own label French baguette and the 700g pack of...
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Asda tipped to reap Hallowe'en rewards
Retailers are fighting it out over who will gain the biggest slice of the Hallowe'en market in what is emerging as one of the key trading periods of the year.Hallowe'en is now worth £100m annually to UK retailers, said Karl McKeever,...
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Availability
Asda Patchway, Bristol1 There was just one item missing when our mystery shopper visited Asda Patchway on Highwood Lane in Bristol. The store was sold out of the 1 litre bottle of Schweppes tonic water. She also noted that the...
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Bogof's week
I was interested to note an uncharacteristic lack of business nous at Asda this week, with the retailer buying 2,000 Manchester United shirts on the grey market to sell in its stores in the Manchester and Lancashire area (page 14). Surely any...
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Price Survey
Tesco scored its first victory in The Grocer 33 this month, with Sainsbury displaced from its lead last week and Asda pushed into second place two weeks on the trot. Asda had come in cheapest in seven of the previous nine surveys, but...
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Asda claims it's back on track
Asda has got its house in order for what it hopes will be its best-ever Christmas, while suppliers need not fear another round of tough negotiations soon, according to senior management. Speaking to The Grocer, chief operating officer...
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Nike/Umbro don't play fair says Asda
Frustration is mounting at Asda at the refusal by leading sportswear companies to sell it their clothes. Ayaz Alam, buying manager for sports and DIY, said attempts to expand its sportswear range beyond items in the George range were...
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Pritchard gets non-food job in Asda restructure
Asda has undergone a major restructure, resulting in the appointment of a long-awaited new non-food director and the axing of its regional MD posts. Peter Pritchard, the former store development director, has been promoted to the...
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Availability
Asda Coventry Road, Birmingham. 0 Our mystery shopper at the Small Heath Asda store on Coventry Road in Birmingham was able to find all the items on her shopping list. She noted that one aisle was completely obstructed by packing...
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Price Survey
Sainsbury's edged out Asda and Tesco in this week's The Grocer 33 price survey - but it was mighty close. The winning margin was a razor-thin 10p for our 33-item basket of goods. Sainsbury's led at £46.88, followed by Asda...
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Take action over government organic threat
Your recent article stating that Asda was committed to extending its organic range, ('Asda: our organics will be a shock to Waitrose', The Grocer, 23 September, p12) was further evidence that organics have at last become mainstream and shaken...
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English apples set for bumper sales season
It is shaping up to be a bumper year for British apples, as supermarkets report the fruit is flying off the shelves. Asda claimed it was the first of the multiples to offer English apples from this year's harvest by getting Cox's on the...
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Asda plans pilots for wind turbines
Asda is submitting plans for its first UK wind turbines as part of an ongoing sustainability programme. The supermarket chain hopes to hand over plans to Falkirk Council, Scotland, by the end of the year in a bid to gain planning...
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Asda Stockport, Greater Manchester. 0 Our mystery shopper at the Asda store on Warren Street in Stockport, Greater Manchester, found almost all the items he was looking for. The store stocked reduced-fat Brussels pâté, but not a...
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Supermarkets hailed for seafood progress
Just months after its protesters took to the roofs of Asda and Morrisons' stores, Greenpeace is hailing British supermarkets for leading a green seafood revolution - but wants further action. During Seafood Week next week, campaigners...