Asda news and analysis – Page 2
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NewsSupermarket Income REIT identifies £500m of potential grocery assets
Property investor Supermarket Income REIT has identified a strong pipeline of opportunities in the grocery real estate market, with £500m of assets available in its core target of UK supermarkets
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NewsSupermarket AI making supplier forecasting ‘nightmare’ even worse
A group representing more than 20 mid to large-sized suppliers met with Adjudicator Mark White last month to raise the issue
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NewsAsda giving away thousands of free flowers in Mother’s Day sales drive
To claim their free bouquet, shoppers need to find the store community champion and say the phrase ‘mum’s the word’
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Range PreviewCherry bakewell hot cross buns and vegan raspberry & dark chocolate eggs: Asda Easter 2026
Highlights from Asda’s Easter 2026 line-up include a pistachio & Himalayan salt white chocolate egg and a caramel, pretzel & honeycomb milk chocolate egg
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Grocer 33Inflation-busting Asda is cheapest Grocer 33 retailer by 7%
Asda’s basket cost 1% less than last year, while the cost of our weekly shop rose by 7.1% at Tesco, 7.7% at Morrisons and by 10.8% at Sainsbury’s
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Comment & OpinionMorrisons is turning a corner while Asda hits a dead end
There is light at the end of the tunnel for Morrisons, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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NewsShoppers switch to own label and buy less to save money: NIQ
Total till sales at UK supermarkets increased 3.3% in the four weeks to 21 February, but volumes declined by 0.8% – a bigger fall than January’s 0.6%
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Comment & OpinionAsda’s leadership lessons (and other takeaways from Retail Week x The Grocer LIVE 2026)
Discussions at Retail Week x The Grocer LIVE 2026 have included Asda’s turnaround, the role of AI, retail media and the business of building hype
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NewsAsda to promote next CEO from within, Allan Leighton says
Leighton told The Grocer x Retail Week’s LIVE conference this morning that Asda would promote its next CEO from within its current crop of executives
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NewsSupermarket volumes remain under pressure as inflation picks up pace
Total take-home sales at the mults increased by 3.4% year on year in the four weeks to 22 February. However, growth lagged behind grocery price inflation
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Grocer 33Asda records its biggest pricing win of the Grocer 33 year
The win will be music to the ears of executive chairman Allan Leighton, who aims to be 5%-10% cheaper than other mults by the end of 2026
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NewsAsda revives ‘Tell Allan’ scheme in old-school push for new ideas
Asda staff have been asked to email executive chairman Allan Leighton with their ‘ideas, big or small’ about how the supermarket could be improved
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NewsAsda to open 10 new George concept stores this year
The concept, which stocks an expanded range of Asda’s George clothing and home lines, launched in Leeds and Hull last year as a replacement to the Asda Living brand
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Analysis & FeaturesHow pay and benefits stack up at the supermarkets
We look at how wage levels at Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons, Asda, Aldi, Lidl, M&S and Iceland compare
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NewsAsda to pump £2.5m into in-store opticians including new leadership
The investment into physical locations, staff training and development was announced at Asda Opticians’ annual conference last week, alongside two senior appointments to lead the continued development of the service offering
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Analysis & FeaturesHow can the food & drink industry tackle youth unemployment?
Young people today face a challenging jobs market. But many food and drink companies are helping them get their foot in the door with apprenticeships, graduate schemes and qualifications
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NewsBaby formula availability in recovery following recalls
Frustrated parents used X last week to complain they were struggling to find their preferred formula
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NewsBirds Eye unveils premium frozen marinaded chicken range
Titled ‘Editions’, the lineup is pitched at shoppers seeking flavour-led convenience and trade-up options in frozen
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Grocer 33Asda cheapest supermarket as guest M&S just edges out Waitrose
Asda came in cheapest, its pledge last month to offer more than 2,300 everyday products at lower prices than full-range rivals paying off
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Comment & OpinionApprenticeships are essential to retail and social mobility
We believe defunding leadership apprenticeships would be a clear step backwards, says James Goodman, chief people officer at Asda