Asda news and analysis – Page 36
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News
Asda serves millionth £1 meal in kids and OAPs offer
Asda also revealed 73% of the sales of the meals came from customers who were new visitors to the Asda Café, including a third who were completely new to Asda
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News
Galaxy takes on McVitie’s with duo of chocolate digestive biscuits
’There has been very little challenge to the market leader in recent years, even though research would suggest that there is space for a market challenger brand to occupy’, said Mars
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Filippo Berio victim of £5k olive oil theft from distribution lorry
The business has asked for anyone who is offered its Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil under suspicious circumstances to get in touch
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Grocer 33
Christmas deals keeping a lid on inflation as Asda comes in cheapest
Pre-Christmas discounts and deals appear to be stemming the inflationary tide
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Analysis & Features
Supermarket opening times over Christmas and New Year’s Day
Check out the festive opening times of your supermarket between Christmas and New Year here
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KVI Tracker
Price of eggs rising fastest in The Grocer’s new KVI price tracker
The Grocer has this week launched a new Key Value Items (KVI) tracker
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Grocer 33
Prices up by 0.4% as inflation shows signs of pausing
Overall grocery prices were up 10.2% compared with last November, while they crept up just 0.4% versus a month ago
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News
Egg prices rise by up to 20% in two weeks as supply crisis worsens
Across the big four, Waitrose, Lidl and Aldi, there have been 37 price rises in the past two weeks
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News
Festive bakery treats rise in price by up to a third in 2022
A raft of branded and own-label mince pies, Christmas cake, stollen, yule logs and panettone are more expensive in the supermarkets than they were in 2021
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News
Asda trumps Tesco with all-frozen Christmas dinner for just £22
Tesco was first to introduce a bargain Christmas dinner meal deal, at £25, but Asda has ratcheted up the battle
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News
Leon to embark on major expansion with 100 new kiosks in Asda stores
Leon said under the expansion plans it will also open four new sites at its EG convenience stores in forecourts before Christmas
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Grocer 33
Asda cheapest as prices remain flat versus last month
Grocery inflation is running at 16.4% according to the latest figures, but in this week’s Grocer 33 pricing survey, there were signs retailers are doing their best to keep a lid on inflation
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News
Asda’s bigger loo rolls spark flurry of social media complaints
Shoppers have taken to Twitter to point out the new rolls don’t fit standard toilet roll holders
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Comment & Opinion
How Asda pulled off its Buddy the Elf ad – and why it hit the mark with Brits
Check out behind the scenes of how Asda pulled off its viral Buddy the Elf ad
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News
Sainsbury’s stocks imported eggs in response to shortage
The supermarket has had to broaden its supply chain following national issues with egg supply
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UK & Ireland Mushroom Producers launch integrated autumn marketing campaign
The campaign will be promoted across TV, OOH, press, PR, social media, digital and web
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Comment & Opinion
Turning Asda around won’t be easy, but recent moves point to a newfound optimism
Asda has successfully focused on factors that have proven winners in the cost of living crisis: value and loyalty
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News
Asda records best results for two years as Just Essentials wins over customers
The supermarket recorded a 4.7% year-on-year increase in like-for-like sales in the third quarter of 2022, while total revenues excluding fuel were £5.2bn
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Grocer 33
Haddock fillets price hike stands out in latest Grocer 33 price comparison survey
Half the items in this week’s Grocer 33 have risen in price since last month
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News
Branston marks 100th anniversary with launch of Branstonnaise pickle and mayonnaise spreads
The ‘supermarket-first’ innovation has been launched to coincide with the brand’s 100th anniversary