Asda news and analysis – Page 48
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News
Jolly Hog rolling into Asda as sales forecast for 2021 hits £20m
The Bristol-based brand’s Proper Porker sausages and Little Porker chipolatas go on sale in Asda in September
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Comment & Opinion
Asda search for new CEO reminiscent of Tottenham Hotspur’s protracted recruitment of new manager
The Issa brothers are struggling to find a successor to Roger Burnley, who stepped down earlier this month
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Asda cheapest in barbecue Grocer 33 special
Asda came in exclusively cheapest on 13 items, including everything from matches to Cumberland sausages
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News
Asda invests in foodservice brand-maker startup Lean Kitchen Network
Asda first partnered with LKN in December with the launch of café concept House of Yum at its Clapham Junction store
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Range Preview
Prawns in blankets and candy cane sausage rolls: preview Asda’s Christmas food range 2021
The Christmas party is back on. Or so Asda hopes as it unveils its range of party food showstoppers ahead of the festive season
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News
Asda CEO Roger Burnley leaves business four months ahead of planned date
Mohsin and Zuber Issa will work with the Asda team on the execution of Asda’s strategic vision
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Analysis & Features
What Asda’s bulk buy move says about wholesale ambition
Asda is trialling bulk buys in 10 stores. With Tesco also evolving its own bulk buy concept, will shoppers be keen to fill their shelves?
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Morrisons edges out Sainsbury’s and Asda for Grocer 33 pricing win
At £60.38, Morrisons was just 20p cheaper than runner-up Sainsbury’s
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News
Supermarkets delay complying with CMA call on restrictive land agreements
The Competition & Markets Authority wrote to Sainsbury’s, Morrisons, Asda, Co-op, Waitrose and M&S asking them to demonstrate their compliance
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Comment & Opinion
Defra’s plan to battle labour shortages is a step in the right direction. Will government back it?
’We know the best-laid plans in Defra must overcome a substantial hurdle to become a reality: cross-government support’
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Asda continues Grocer 33 price domination with £5 margin
Asda offered the lowest price on 22 of the 33 items on our shopping list this week
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News
Asda rolls out Deal Depot bulk buy concept to 10 more stores
Asda will also test a smaller selection of bulk buy items in a further five stores
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Analysis & Features
What progress have the big four supermarkets made on their plastic pledges?
After David Attenborough’s Blue Planet II sparked horror over the world’s plastic waste problem, the big four set ambitious targets to ditch it
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News
Coca-Cola, Mars and Nestlé among brands joining Asda refill trial
Last month Asda announced a major expansion of the refill trial, including a rollout of the scheme to four more stores
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Asda wins Grocer 33 pricing battle again with lowest price for 15 products
The Leeds-based retailer came in £5.67 cheaper than runner-up Tesco
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News
Asda gives suppliers 30 days to pay 5% transport costs hike as HGV crisis continues
In a letter to suppliers, obtained by The Grocer, the retailer blamed “Brexit uncertainty” for soaring transportation costs
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Asda cheapest for organic food and drink in Organic Grocer 33 survey
It offered the lowest price for 19 products with 11 exclusively cheapest this week
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Asda on top again as it beats nearest rival by a fiver
At £55.07, Asda came in £4.82 cheaper than runner-up Tesco
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News
KFC’s Meghan Farren to join Asda as chief customer officer
Farren will join Asda in October and is replacing Anna-Maree Shaw, who left in January
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Comment & Opinion
Asda’s ‘hybrid’ working could unite rather than divide employees
The new flexibility at its Leeds HQ could allow head office staff to make more store and depot visits