Asda news and analysis – Page 51
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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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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
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Asda comes out swinging with £6 margin on Morrisons in Grocer 33
Asda offered the lowest price for 20 items with 13 exclusively cheapest
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Asda staff to move to ‘hybrid’ working from home model as social distancing ends
Staff at its offices will operate under what it has labelled a ‘work where it works system’
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Asda becomes first supermarket to trial one-hour delivery across full range
The express delivery service has been launched this week at three Asda stores
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Asda cuts greenhouse gas emissions by 16%
The figures have been published in Asda Group Limited’s annual report and accounts for the year ending 31 December
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Asda gets off to a winning Grocer 33 start with basket 16.3% cheaper year on year
Asda’s first win of G33 year is 16.3% cheaper yoy
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News
Sortedfood discussing ‘auto-filling’ online shopping baskets with major supermarkets
‘We expect this sort of functionality to be in place within the next few months,’ Sortedfood told The Grocer
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Comment & Opinion
War on plastic needs a concerted effort, not gimmicks
Until plastic-saving initiatives are available to all without price hikes, they risk remaining sideshows
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Issa brothers’ Asda takeover gets final CMA approval
The Competition & Markets Authority has said it accepts undertakings for the acquisition
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Asda embarks on major expansion of its packaging-free refill scheme
The expansion is to include Asda’s biggest refill store to date, opening in October in York
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Waitrose top for service in the year of Covid while Asda stays cheapest
The upmarket retailer dominated its supermarket rivals in the latest Grocer 33 year
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Morrisons wins this week as Asda triumphs overall
This week’s win marks Morrisons’ second in the past four weeks
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Asda claims a rebound is underway after revealing big profits slump
Operating profit slumped by almost 16.7% last year to £486.5m thanks to Covid-related costs
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Full English breakfast pizza launches in Asda topped with baked beans
Asda last stocked a Heinz Beanz pizza 18 years ago
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Analysis & Features
Favourite supermarkets: how age and gender impacts shopper preferences
Are there key trends across age groups and gender when it comes to which retailer is their pick of the bunch? We commissioned a survey of over 1,000 British shoppers to find out more.