Asda news and analysis – Page 189
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Scottish fight heats up
Anne Bruce The top three supermarket groups in Scotland have declared war for market share as Asda catches up with Safeway and Tesco widens its lead at number one. Asda became joint number two in Scotland last month according to Taylor...
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Safeway and Sainsbury close in
There are no changes in the retailer chart this week with Morrisons still at number one. The top three, Morrisons, Asda and Tesco, have, however, lost ground in the number of percentage points held with Safeway and Sainsbury both improving on...
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Asda thinks big to help UK pigs
Ed Bedington A project to help the beleaguered UK pig industry by breeding bigger animals is to expand. The Asda Pig Initiative, which began over a year ago, is to be trialled at depot level, according to agriculture development manager...
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Asda unveils new store in Scotland
Asda’s biggest supercentre in Scotland has opened at Livingston as part of a £75m investment in its Scottish stores.The Livingston supercentre includes a sports shop, DIY section, homewares and electrical department and a baby shop....
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Morrisons keeps up the pace
Morrisons remains at the top of the retailer share chart for a fourth week running, with 35% share of promotional space, followed by Asda with 24% and Tesco with 16%. Safeway and Sainsbury follow, with Somerfield again finishing bottom of the...
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Keen industry watchers know that Asda has been going like th
Indeed, those reasons are valid and do play their part. Prices are coming down, thanks to our links with Wal-Mart's buying teams, and our ranges are widening daily. Yes, we're investing in building and refurbishing our stores. But the HR man in...
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It's official - Asda is the best
Helen Gregory It's official - a new survey proves Wal-Mart's little brother is the UK's favourite store for range, price, service and availability. The survey by ACNielsen Homescan quizzed consumers about where they liked to shop. Most...
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Asda has been voted the nation's favourite store for the sec
The ACNielsen Homescan survey of 6,630 households in May quizzed consumers about where they liked to shop and asked them to choose between Asda, the Co-operative Group, Kwik Save, Iceland, Marks and Spencer, Morrisons, Safeway, Sainsbury,...
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The Grocer 33 proves success of Asda EDLP strategy
Wal-Mart said The Grocer had proved Asda's EDLP strategy was working as it announced its second quarter results. Jay Fitzsimmons, Wal-Mart senior vice-president for finance, cited Asda as having received The Grocer 33 award for the lowest priced...
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Game on at Eastlands
Massive publicity from sponsoring the Commonwealth games helped Asda reach Christmas-sized sales figures at its latest supercentre in Manchester. Its largest store so far part of a regeneration project at Eastlands pulled in 80,000 people in...
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The retailers have a fine line to tread. To impress the conv
The major multiples are working hard to develop the market, not only with brands and innovative own label npd but also with merchandising. Asda health and beauty buyer Phil Hancock says the chain overtrades the market in male grooming and puts this...
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Morrisons dominates promotions with Somerfield at bottom of
Morrisons remains at the top of the retailer activity chart for a third week running, with 35.41% share of promotional space followed by Asda and Tesco respectively. Somerfield finished bottom of the table this week with a 4.53% share. Activity...
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Asda to opt for Techno
Asda is investing £2.4m in rolling out Techno-trollies', a new system which dramatically slashes the number of trollies stolen from stores. The multiple says that, after a successful trial in six outlets, it is rolling out the technology,...
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asda floors detractors
n Asda has built itself a king size test bed for the new concepts incorporated in its biggest store so far. Siân Harrington reports With 100,500 sq ft of sales space, the £45m Asda Wal-Mart supercentre in Eastlands, east Manchester, is the...
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Sainsbury slides while Asda climbs on the back of frozen mul
Morrisons remains at the top of the chart for the second week although Asda, in second place, has closed the gap between them quite dramatically and stands just two percentage points behind. Activity in Asda is most strongly focused on price...
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Asda making the space sweat in Walthamstow format
Asda will open its first food-only small store on Monday with a 17,000 sq ft outlet at Walthamstow, east London. The £4m store is the third in Asda's smaller store programme, key to the retailer's strategy given the difficulties of gaining planning...
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Asda gives fresh fuel to EDLP as it works for the best value
Siân Harrington Asda is ramping up its price Rollback strategy and de-ranging across all categories as it prepares a major push of its EDLP message to customers from next month. The multiple has been working with category captains and other...
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Morrisons profits from multibuys, Coke emerges as a cereal k
Morrisons once again reclaims the number one spot in the fascia chart with 30% of the observed activity compared with 24% last week. The increased share has forced Asda down to second position. Morrisons now stands 11 percentage points ahead and...