Asda news and analysis – Page 41
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NewsAsda DC workers vote on support for industrial action amid sick pay row
In February an overwhelming majority voted to reject base rate increases to warehouse and clerical staff
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NewsAsda comes bottom in Oxfam’s fourth and final supermarket human rights scorecard
As well as dropping down the table, Asda is the only supermarket whose score has fallen since the last time Oxfam carried out the exercise, in 2020
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Grocer 33Simon Gregg on Asda’s Online 33 performance
‘We continue to see growth in our online business well above pre-pandemic levels’
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Grocer 33Asda on top as Amazon struggles in Online 33
The speed of the site caused “some slight frustration” for our shopper
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Grocer 33Asda beats guest retailer Amazon and usual rivals
Asda offered the lowest price for 18 products and was exclusively cheapest for a dozen
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NewsAsda like-for-likes down 2.9% in quarter four of 2021 against tough comparatives
The supermarket is also launching a new value range called Just Essentials, as first revealed by The Grocer
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NewsBenecol hopes to reach new consumers with plant-based range
Benecol Oat products are plant-based alternatives made of oats and enriched with plant stanols to ‘help lower cholesterol’
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NewsAsda launches speedy personal shopper app with Buymie
In Leeds, Asda’s full online range will be available on a new ‘Asda Express powered by Buymie’ app
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NewsPlastic-free babycare startup Pura makes supermarket debut in Asda
The fast-growing brand will see 11 SKUs roll into all Asda stores from 9 April
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Comment & OpinionHas anyone told Asda’s Issa brothers there’s an existential supply crisis going on?
Asda’s plans for its new Just Essentials range make it look out of touch
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Analysis & FeaturesCan Asda’s new Just Essentials budget own-label range do what Smart Price couldn’t?
Asda has unveiled plans for a 300-strong essentials range to recapture its reputation for budget. But suppliers are calling it ‘impossible’
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Grocer 33Asda back on top as it readies Just Essentials launch
Asda was the retailer most affected by inflation in this week’s 33
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NewsAsda lists first brands in Nurture programme to boost small suppliers
The move will see customers at 100 stores offered 46 lines from small suppliers across the UK.
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NewsSupermarkets cutting fuel prices immediately following Chancellor’s Spring Statement
Sainsbury’s, Asda and Morrisons have all said they will pass on the price reductions to customers from this evening
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NewsAsda launches Just Essentials range in major pricing overhaul
Experts predict the new range will replace Asda’s Smart Price range
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NewsAsda to guarantee job interviews to Ukrainian refugees
The supermarket said it had 1,500 salaried and hourly-paid roles available
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NewsAsda opens largest ‘On The Move’ store yet on EG forecourt in Nottinghamshire
The 5,000 sq ft store in Retford, Nottinghamshire offers more than 2,500 Asda own-brand and branded items
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NewsHighland Spring targets summer staycations with five-litre fridge pack
The new format tapped a continuing consumer trend for alternative packaging solutions, said Highland Spring
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NewsThree-quarters of meal deal snacks ‘dangerously’ HFSS, research shows
A third of all meal deal snacks (30%) exceeded the government’s maximum salt targets, Action on Salt found
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NewsRichmond launches into snacking with Minis sausage range
The seasoning of Richmond Minis replicates the recipe of the brand’s original pork sausages