Asda news and analysis – Page 207
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Asda: RPM court battle gets under way
Asda has started its court battle to abolish Resale Price Maintenance for Over The Counter medicines at the Restrictive Practices Court. The hearing is expected to last 30 days with a decision likely later this year. "Even the Director General of...
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The Grocer 33: Blisteringly hot weekend brings boost to bangers as the barbecue comes out
Blisteringly hot weekend brings boost to bangers as the barbecue comes out. A sizzling hot weekend meant a rush on sausages for the barbie this week. Sainsbury at Marsh Mills, Plymouth, had run out of them, while the only Asda ones on offer were...
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Raw milk: Processor rises blasted as derisory' by the NFU
Multiples are paying more to processors with Asda making it a condition of supply British dairy farmers are furious with the outcome of the latest set of raw milk prices offered by processors. The National Farmers' Union has branded Dairy Crest's...
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Asda: Moss chemists bought
Asda says the "anti-competitive" retail price maintenance regulations governing dispensing chemists will not stop its programme of pharmacy expansion. The chain announced this week that it has bought 48 in-store Moss NHS pharmacies. The deal,...
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Asda: Campbell exits next year
Asda deputy chief executive Tony Campbell is to retire early next year after 16 years with the company. However, the company has rejected suggestions that the move is linked in any way with the departure of Allan Leighton. In an internal memo...
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BEEF: Butter and butchery still closely linked trades
Milk price rise highlights dairy sector's role in meat industry Meat buyers dependent on home produced beef supplies may have a slightly more secure trading outlook following the latest round of milk price increases, led by Asda and Safeway....
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Christmas opening: Small stores outraged at Asda's appeal fo
Asda's decision to ask local authorities to turn a blind eye' to superstores flouting Sunday trading legislation over the festive season has enraged independent retailers. After a survey revealing that most customers are content with six-hour...
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Scotland: Safeway adds to Asda woes
Safeway has unveiled a Scottish logo and brand identity as part of its campaign to position itself as Scotland's number one food retailer. The supermarket chain says its market share in Scotland is 22%, making it the market leader in that...
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News special: Allan Leighton quits
Action man behind the wacky image The first most Asda employees knew of Allan Leighton's shock decision to quit the business was when they got a highly charged e-mail from their charismatic leader. In the e-mail, entitled My Fond Farewell',...
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Asda: No pay by sale'
Asda this week denied rumours it plans any form of pay by sale' system in the UK, even at its Patchway flagship store. Practiced in the US by Asda's parent Wal-Mart, pay by sale' systems clear payment to suppliers for goods once they have been...
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Asda: Momentum is slowing
Asda continues to find it hard to maintain last year's momentum, suggest the latest market share figures from Taylor Nelson Sofres. August was a tough month for the Wal-Mart subsidiary, according to Sharetrack data leaked to The Grocer, with market...
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Boots made for talkin'
It speaks volumes for the Yanks' incredible pulling power that, 14 months on from the day they coughed up £6.7bn for Asda, the mere mention of Wal-Mart still has an orgasmic effect in newsrooms and analysts' hideaways around our land. Has there...
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Asda's pig in a poke
A clumsy PR stunt by Asda was the last thing Britain's beleaguered pig industry needed this week. By threatening to withdraw nine lines of Belgian pâté in the wake of an EU ban on live pig exports, the multiple ran the risk of trivialising an issue...
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A mixed picture
Sir; I would like to agree with the verdict of your "disappointed" mystery shopper who visited the first Asda Wal-Mart supercentre in Bristol (The Grocer, August 5, p4). I popped into the store on my way back home two weeks ago after a holiday in...
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Producing at a loss can't go on
Sir, In your recent dairy supplement (July 1) you state that when Asda (closely followed by the other multiples) cut the price of a four pint polybottle of milk from 89p to 83p it took a cut in margin. Once upon a time, 89p was a loss leader...
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How rewarding is the loyalty card?
What value do loyalty cards have for retailers? Do they really generate loyalty? Why do chains retain them when Asda, Morrisons and now Safeway do quite happily without? Sarah Dowding reports on the pros and cons of those bits of plastic The debate...
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How to embarrass a Safeway squad
Safeway has admitted to a dirty tricks campaign orchestrated at area level against Asda's Admatch promotion as the supermarket price war hots up in Scotland. A source from Safeway in Bishopbriggs near Glasgow said: "Area management told us to...
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Asda/Wal-Mart: Lorries strut their stuff on the sidewalk
Asda brought American parent company Wal-Mart's idea of "sidewalk sales" over to Britain's Asda car parks last week. Electrical items and health and beauty products were flogged from unmarked lorries in the first round of souped up car boot sales...
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Wal-Mart not good news for fresh
Sir; Nice to see Asda opening another colossal store at Patchway in Bristol, though it's a pity we don't at the same time see a large increase in the quality of fresh produce, meat and bakery products displayed on its shelves. One could say the same...
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Retail spotlight: Patchworks
It's the first Asda Wal-Mart Supercentre in the UK and the Stars and Stripes are surprisingly low key as Elaine Watson discovers Patchway doesn't cater for the specialist end of the market, explains Mike Powlesland, head of the toy department at...