Asda news and analysis – Page 206
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Health and safety: Asda fined by magistrates for electric sh
Asda has been fined £7,000 after an employee received an electric shock from a faulty plug socket on a cash till at a Nottingham store. The company pleaded guilty before Nottingham magistrates to breaches of the Health and Safety at Work Act at its...
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The Grocer focus on: suncare
Where keeping a fair skin won't burn a hole in your pocket Suncare has been part of Asda's Rollback campaign since last year, and its policy is a no nonsense approach towards pricing and sun protection factors (SPF). David Leigh, Asda marketing...
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Top companies: Grocery turns up trumps among best employers
Looking for a great place to work? Then you could do well to consider Asda, Bacardi-Martini, Bettys & Taylors, Bulmers and Iceland which have been rated the most staff-friendly employers in the UK grocery industry. The five feature in the 50 best...
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Kingfisher Asda listing
UBSN has won a major distribution boost for Kingfisher lager with a listing in 200 Asda stores. The brand is the dominant player in the Indian beer market and is sold in 95% of the UK's licensed Indian restaurants. Kingfisher is planning to...
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Organics: Asda move sparks SA fury over escalating organic
The Soil Association has slammed Asda for cutting more organic prices. "We are extremely worried about what appears to be an escalating organic price war, currently led by Asda," said Soil Association director Patrick Holden. Asda cut prices by...
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Technology: Asda pledges £30m for super tills
Asda is investing £30m to introduce Wal-Mart technology aimed at providing a speedier checkout service. The technology includes state-of-the-art Telxons handheld scanners which will enable staff to scan through customers baskets while they queue....
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Multiples: Somerfield axe falls on loyalty
Somerfield has axed its loyalty card scheme and joined Asda and Safeway in claiming such initiatives have lost credibility among shoppers. The troubled chain has been issuing Argos Premier Points since 1996. But chief executive Alan Smith has now...
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Asda staff are bare but not the shelves
When Asda announces "everything's coming down", it normally means the price, but this time, they do mean everything. After the Women's Institutue and Somerfield's semi-nude effort last year, Asda colleagues at the Morley branch in West Yorkshire...
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The Grocer focus on jams, spreads & honey
Brand Ranking (based on value) 1 Hartley's Pure Fruit Jam 2 Robertson's Standard Jam 3 Robertson's Golden Shred 4 Tesco Standard Jam ...
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Wal-Mart: Thirteen new stores planned as Asda pumps in cash
Asda has unveiled a £450m investment plan for 2001 creating 5,000 new jobs and increasing its retail space by 600,000sq ft. The cash will be spent on 13 new stores (including four rebuilds and re-sites), six extensions, renewal and refurbishment...
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Training: Asda receives a glowing assessment of its training
Asda's policies on training were given the seal of approval when the company scooped two honours at the recent Personnel Today awards. The multiple was voted overall winner from the 30 finalists after taking the Focus Quality Services award for...
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Asda spirit recall
Asda supplier Hall and Bramley has recalled 23,000 cases of brandy and rum after a malfunction at its Aintree bottling plant. Broken glass, blamed on a faulty filling machine at the plant, was found in a number of bottles. The contaminated...
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Multiples: Fury as multiples stretch Sunday rules
Trade bodies representing thousands of independents have reacted furiously over plans by Asda and Sainsbury to extend their Sunday trading' hours by opening for browsing at 9.30am on Christmas Eve. Association of Convenience Stores chief executive...
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Potatoes: ASDA BOOSTS SHARE OF THE MARKET
Asda is now selling traditionally higher priced new potatoes at the same price as old ware, making it unique among multiples which still try to use a retail ticket to make a point of difference. "Taylor Nelson Sofres research shows that it has...
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The Grocer Focus on pizza: Asda's back on top
Asda has regained the title of Pizza Retailer of the Year awarded by the Pizza & Pasta Association an accolade it has now won three times. "We lost to Morrisons last year but got it back this year," says Asda buying manager Linsey Wright. "In...
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Home shopping: Non-food is key in Asda's online battle with
Asda's late entry into on-line shopping needn't condemn it to playing second fiddle to Tesco, says market researcher Verdict. And non food could prove to be the key factor in the race for cybersupremacy, it says. Asda has announced plans to roll...
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Drinks: Biggest ever booze price war starting
Independent retailers are being warned to prepare for the biggest ever supermarket price war on booze. This year's Christmas campaign kicked off when Asda unveiled aggressive £15m plans for the festive season. And one of its star offers is a case...
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That was the year that was 10
October 6, 1990. October 6, 1990. Franchise bulk food chain Weigh & Save is mounting a relaunch with a new fascia and livery, a number of key recruitments, and an increased emphasis on site location. Former Asda divisional director Bill Walker, 48,...
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Multiples: Asda free warranty
Asda is to offer a free three year warranty on all electrical goods bought in its 240 stores. Currently, shoppers pay £607m a year to insure brown and white goods. The Asda warranty, based on the pilot scheme tested at its Asda Wal-Mart...
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Disillusioned by Wal-Mart culture
Sir; We read in The Grocer week in week out that Wal-Mart is having problems in Germany, but with Wal-Mart being a successful company worldwide, you wonder why. Perhaps I have the answer. As a junior manager with Asda, it has become apparent that...