Asda news and analysis – Page 2
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NewsTighten rules on charity cash collection in stores, supermarkets told
The Fundraising Regular wants to prevent ’bad actors’ from defrauding shoppers by posing as charity collectors.
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NewsMedia Bites 30 May: Trump tariff chaos, Asda sales fall, baby formula, drought
Trump’s tariffs can proceed, for now, according to an appeal court
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Comment & OpinionWill Asda’s ‘green shoots’ be enough to save the struggling grocer?
Asda boss Allan Leighton has been doing the rounds with the message that the struggling supermarket giant is starting to see ‘the green shoots of recovery’
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NewsAllan Leighton vows Asda won’t accept cost price increases
Asda’s executive chairman said its turnaround strategy has begun to carve out a price gap with its full-range rivals
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KVI TrackerAsda lists Uruguayan beef as inflation bites
The new range, developed by Asda’s key red meat supplier Hilton Foods, went on sale last week ’for a limited period’
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NewsBig Brother Watch lodges complaint over Asda’s facial recognition trial
The complaint argues Asda is ‘infringing the data rights’ of shoppers
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NewsAsda tracker warns of worst inflation in 15 months
While the average household had £11.53 more to spend per week compared with the same time last year, rising living costs wiped out the difference
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NewsMedia Bites 27 May: M&S, trade deals and store security
Papers had plenty to pick over during the long weekend, but the ongoing M&S developments, the UK’s trade deals and ramped-up store security measures were the frontrunners for many.
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Grocer 33Asda notches 20th win in Grocer 33 price competition
Asda was offering the lowest price for 19 items, with 15 of these exclusively cheapest
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NewsAsda Rewards: shoppers bemoan ‘all but dead’ loyalty scheme
‘Unlike our competitors, Asda doesn’t believe in two-tier pricing,’ the supermarket said
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NewsAsda plans £400m in store sell-offs to raise turnaround cash
The supermarket plans to lease the sites back for around 20 years in a ‘sale and leaseback’ scheme
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NewsSupermarket bosses promise lower prices after EU deal slashes border checks
Routine checks on animal and plant products moving between GB and NI will be slashed, although not removed completely
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NewsMedia Bites 20 May: UK-EU deal reactions, Greggs fridges and Diageo plans
The food and drink industry has been quick to react to yesterday’s announcement of the new EU-UK trade deal, whish set out post-Brexit relations on fishing rights and farming exports
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NewsAsda blow as top food name leaves after less than six months
Asda suffers another major blow as former Accolade Wines boss set to leave after less than six months as vice president for ambient foods
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Grocer 33Asda Woking Sheerwater: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘The new leadership has changed the dynamic over the last year’
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Grocer 33‘Nothing to complain about’ at winning Asda store in Woking
Our shopper said the Asda supermarket was well stocked, light and airy
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Grocer 33Asda keeps up pressure on Tesco & co with 19th Grocer 33 win
At £76.00, Asda was 2.6% (or £2) cheaper than Tesco, a long way short of the 5%-10% target set out by Allan Leighton earlier this year in a reset
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NewsTesco plans more market share dominance with 30% target
Tesco currently has a market share of 27.8%, according to the latest 12-week figures from Kantar
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Comment & OpinionAsda’s health ‘nudge’ trial is not enough to turn the tide on obesity
It’s fair to say Asda’s bosses have had a lot on their plates in the past two years, so maybe there is some excuse for health not being their top priority
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NewsAsda push healthier choices in 10 ‘nudge’ trial stores
Asda’s move will include the introduction of healthier choices in snacking aisles, with products that are high in fibre and below 100 calories