Asda news and analysis – Page 207

  • News

    Asda on top in battle for loyalty but price wars have done h

    2000-02-05T00:00:00Z

    Asda is the star performer of the latest Verdict report on the shopping habits of UK consumers. The report says Asda has overtaken Sainsbury to take number two spot in the hearts of the UK shopper ­ gaining number one spot in the loyalty stakes. It...

  • News

    How british retailers are meeting online shopping orders

    2000-02-05T00:00:00Z

    l Asda has two dedicated warehouses in Croydon and Watford serving one million customers in the London area, with two more scheduled to open in the second half of this year. It anticipates building a national network of 12-15 depots over the next...

  • News

    Norman now at Hague's right hand

    2000-02-05T00:00:00Z

    Former Asda chairman Archie Norman has severed his final link with the company after resigning as a consultant, following his elevation to the post of shadow minister for transport, environment and the regions. The promotion to William Hague's...

  • News

    The other winners

    2000-02-05T00:00:00Z

    Conserving Farmland Biodiversity Award, sponsored by English Nature and Sainsbury ­ David Wood of Whinney Hill in Northumberland Farming Ambassador of the Year, sponsored by Asda ­ David Milner of the West Midlands Show Group Young Farmer of...

  • News

    Sainsbury's Supermarkets has signed a deal for a 10,000 sq f

    2000-01-22T00:00:00Z

    Knutsford, the investment company headed by four entrepreneurs including former Asda boss Archie Norman, has made a £600m bid for private equity business Wassall. It is believed to be a staging post before Knutsford moves on to a retail takeover...

  • News

    Sainsbury's Supermarkets has signed a deal for a 10,000 sq f

    2000-01-22T00:00:00Z

    Knutsford, the investment company headed by four entrepreneurs including former Asda boss Archie Norman, has made a £600m bid for private equity business Wassall. It is believed to be a staging post before Knutsford moves on to a retail takeover...

  • News

    Asda signs Open TV deal

    2000-01-22T00:00:00Z

    Asda customers will be able to shop via their digital tv sets by the summer, says the multiple, following a partnership deal with British Interactive Broadcasting network Open. When the service is launched in June it will be available to all one...

  • News

    Cheap headline prices for own label canned goods have been

    2000-01-22T00:00:00Z

    In canned fruit, for example, both Asda and Tesco have seen 12% and 9% falls respectively in their year on year sales figures for own label canned fruit, despite continuous low retail prices on the value ranges. Del Monte, with an 18% share of the...

  • Comment & Opinion

    What future for newsagents?

    2000-01-08T00:00:00Z

    Sir; Although I converted to a convenience store some 18 months ago, I still have the newsagent’s blood. However, a few things have happened to now question my deep rooted “beliefs”. On a recent trip to the local Asda I was amazed to see the amount…

  • News

    Leighton tipped to run Marks

    2000-01-08T00:00:00Z

    Clive Beddall Charismatic Asda chief executive Allan Leighton is tipped to take a leading role in a takeover bid for troubled Marks & Spencer. Leighton, 45, the man who brokered the £6.7bn deal which saw Wal-Mart buy Asda last June, is seen by...