Asda news and analysis – Page 30
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Analysis & FeaturesPower List: The 10 most powerful women in the UK’s supermarkets
In the latest in our series of Power Lists on women in grocery, we look at the progress supermarkets are making on gender diversity, and shine a light on the high-profile female talent that’s rising to the top
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NewsAsda launches 150 new product lines for Ramadan
The supermarket will also be launching dedicated Ramadan aisles in 150 stores
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NewsDiscounters continue to grab market share as shoppers chase lowest prices
Shoppers have continued to flock to the discounters to cope with soaring grocery bills as volumes in supermarkets tumble, according to latest market data
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NewsAldi on verge of overtaking Tesco as biggest seller of British apples
Data from British Apples & Pears shows the discounter sold just 95 fewer tonnes of British apples in January than its bigger rival
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Grocer 33Asda cheapest this week but all supermarkets taking fight to inflation
Food inflation on this week’s basket was down 3.2% month on month
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NewsFlorette and Higgidy announce partnership to give shoppers better value
The partnership will include recipe inspiration and promotions to support consumers
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NewsLidl becomes latest retailer to ration fresh produce amid shortages
It follows similar moves by Tesco, Aldi, Asda and Morrisons, which issued buying restrictions on some lines last week in light of empty shelves
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat more supermarkets could do to help shoppers in tough times
The crisis has plunged 13 million people into food insecurity. Supermarkets and food manufacturers are looking to respond, but there are question marks over whether they’re doing enough
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Grocer 33Pint of milk in supermarkets is now almost £1
The massive hike demonstrates the continued cost of living pressure shoppers are under
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Comment & OpinionWhy Asda’s Ken Towle threw in the towel
A year is not a lot of time at one of the top jobs in grocery. And certainly a short timeframe to throw in the towel, even if it is by “mutual decision” with your ultra-demanding billionaire boss
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NewsAsda launches 100th On The Move store on EG Group forecourt
The milestone opening marks the 35th On The Move convenience store to open on an EG Group forecourt this year
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NewsKen Towle leaves Asda just a year after move from Nisa
Towle, a former Tesco veteran, had been charged by Asda’s owners the Issa brothers with the turnaround of stores
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NewsTesco gives third pay rise in 10 months but cuts Sunday premiums
The 7% rise in base pay will come in early, from 2 April, said Tesco, to help colleagues facing the cost of living crisis
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NewsAsda moves from bottom to top of supermarket pay league with 10% increase
Asda stressed the new rates exceeded national living wage and real living wage rates. The move follows an 8% pay increase for hourly-paid retail roles during 2022
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Grocer 33Asda manages near-perfect score in Online 33
Our shopper was “very satisfied” with the speed of the online order, the quality, prices and shelf-life of the goods
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Grocer 33Asda’s Simon Gregg on how it’s retaining online customers during the cost of living crisis
‘We’ve invested heavily in price, while launching money-saving initiatives including the Asda Rewards loyalty app and Just Essentials value range of 300 products’
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NewsAsda taps Publicis Sapient for post-Walmart e-commerce platform
The platform will be delivered by April 2024, as part of a “hugely ambitious” programme, Publicis Sapient said
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NewsGü adds cocktail-inspired Mixology desserts trio
Billed as Gü’s ‘most grown-up range to date’, the desserts are part of an ‘ambitious’ NPD pipeline for 2023
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NewsFree meals for kids: M&S and Tesco relaunch offers for half-term holiday
Tesco and M&S have relaunced free kids’ meal offers, which also ran last year
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NewsAsda to open NHS diabetic eye testing clinics in stores
The clinics are part of a new collaboration with healthcare provider InHealth