Asda news and analysis – Page 33
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NewsAsda beefs up tech team with M&S hire Rob Barnes
Barnes will join the supermarket early next year as delivery director to oversee the development of its new technology strategy and separation from Walmart
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Comment & OpinionCan Project Pegasus stamp out rising retail crime?
The wheels are in motion for a bold and costly new police operation to crack down on the shoplifting epidemic currently rife in retail: Project Pegasus
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KVI TrackerWaitrose price cuts shake up household staples in this week’s KVI tracker
Some of the new prices bring Waitrose in cheaper than comparative products at other retailers
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NewsSt Pierre launches Belgian waffle multipacks into Asda
The launch will be supported with mass sampling, and a marketing campaign including influencer partnerships.
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Comment & OpinionAldi’s biggest price cuts add more drama in retailers’ battle to the bottom
Aldi’s latest price cuts are substantial, and the numbers support that
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NewsHeinz launches Mexican-inspired meal kit brand Las Chicas
The range was developed in partnership with Mexican culinary institute El Claustro and two up-and-coming female chefs
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KVI TrackerCheese prices slashed in latest supermarket cuts
The average price of a block of own-label mature cheese is now 7% more expensive year on year, but has fallen 5% since last month
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Grocer 33Asda is cheapest for lunchbox food as school returns
Amid the chaos of the concrete crisis affecting the start of the new school year, there was at least some good news for beleaguered parents
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NewsJones Food Company launches branded bagged salad into Asda
The vertical farming company has launched its first consumer facing salad range brand, Homegrown
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Analysis & FeaturesHow do Sainsbury’s Nectar Prices stack up against Tesco’s Clubcard?
How do the schemes match up on prices and breadth of offer?
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NewsMüller relaunches retro flavours from back catalogue
The range of ‘retro’ flavours will include Mississippi Mud Pie Inspired and Strawberry & Choc Orange Balls
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NewsCathedral City launches red leicester and smoked SKUs in brand first
Cathedral City Our Red Leicester and Our Smoked will launch into 210 Sainsbury’s stores on 13 September
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NewsMedia Bites 5 September: Asda, Wilko, Butternut Box
The billionaire owners of Asda have been asked by MPs for details of interest free-loans allegedly provided to fund the purchase of private jets
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Analysis & FeaturesHow crime-hit supermarkets are turning into fortresses
Whether it’s TikTok mobs, a cash-strapped populace, or organised crime gangs, retail theft is on the rise. Stores are fighting back with a combination of new staff training techniques and high-tech solutions
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NewsAldi marketing director David Hills joins Asda
Hills worked at the discounter from 2007, holding a number of senior commercial roles before taking up his position as marketing chief in 2012
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Grocer 33Asda cheapest in latest price comparison but not with Tesco Clubcard Prices
Asda was exclusively cheapest for 11 items, including the Nando’s sauce
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NewsAsda close to selling tranche of stores to lease back for 50 years
The Grocer revealed Asda was exploring the 50-year ground lease deal – an unusual arrangement for food stores – in June
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Comment & OpinionSupermarkets’ trust bust to be watched, but not worried about
Supermarkets received a tumbling trust score of 30, but it’s not to be worried about too much
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NewsPoorest to suffer as cheapest food prices rise further and faster
The cost of supermarket value products has shot up by more than 20% in the past year
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Grocer 33Asda cheapest despite strong challenge from Tesco Clubcard Prices
Asda offered the lowest price for our shopping list based on shelf-edge prices