Asda news and analysis – Page 55
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NewsAsda, Ocado driverless partner Wayve secures $200m funding
The round is a significant cash injection for the London-based startup, which had previously raised $58m since it was founded in 2017
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Grocer 33Asda wins despite taking biggest hit on inflation again
Asda’s total was 7.5% more expensive year on year, the highest of any of the retailers
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NewsBeef commodity prices set to stay high due to tight supply
Asda came under fire last week after it emerged it had u-turned on a commitment to switch to 100% British beef sourcing
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NewsAsda employs in-cab computers to monitor driver safety and efficiency
Asda drivers who achieve ‘Elite Driver’ status can enter The Drivers’ Lottery to win weekly cash prizes of up to £100
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Comment & OpinionAsda’s beef backtrack: could it be the thin edge of the supermarket sourcing wedge?
Asda has angered farmers after dropping its commitment to sourcing 100% British beef but context is also needed here
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Comment & OpinionAsda needs to stand for something and increasingly it’s hard to say what that is
It’s no surprise that Derek Lawlor is leaving Asda
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Grocer 33Food price inflation hits across the board in first Grocer 33 of 2022
Winner Asda was exclusively cheapest on kiwifruit and 12 other lines
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NewsNisa boss Ken Towle appointed Asda retail director
The move comes as chief merchandising officer Derek Lawlor confirmed he is leaving the business after six years
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NewsLinda McCartney’s adds swathe of chilled and frozen products for Veganuary
Its chilled ready-to-eat range features the likes of vegan chorizo cocktail sausages and katsu chicken bites
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Analysis & Features16 of the biggest moments in grocery in 2021
Serial shortages, Amazon’s arrival and Aldi’s efforts to #FreeCuthbert – 2021 was never dull.
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NewsChristmas ranges smaller and fewer discounts for second year running as supermarkets trim their sails
Research by The Grocer using Assosia data shows that since Christmas 2019 Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda, Morrisons and Waitrose have collectively cut over 8,500 products
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NewsAsda to offer rapid grocery delivery with Just Eat
A range of up to 1,000 lines will be available from Asda stores via Just Eat from January
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NewsAsda expands food to go network with Food Labs concept
The first of the new counters has launched at the retailer’s Royal Park store in London, in partnership with Lean Kitchen Network
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NewsAsda donates 500,000 meals to north east hunger charities and groups
Asda supermarkets and superstores have been donating food via FareShare Go, with over eight million meals donated this year alone
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Grocer 33Asda has cheapest Christmas dinner (unless you have a Tesco Clubcard)
Our Christmas basket was £105 at Asda, £4.90 cheaper than Sainsbury’s
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Comment & OpinionDiscovering innovative small brands is easy. Supporting them is where retailers fail
Retailer SME schemes focus too much on ‘discovering’ new brands without offering proper ongoing support, says Theadora Alexander, co-founder at Young Foodies
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NewsAsda faces strike threat amid row over pay
It is the first stage of the process intended to ‘test the water’, said a GMB spokesman
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NewsAsda offering 10% Christmas discount to NHS and emergency service workers
The supermarket will take 10% off shopping bills over the Christmas period for holders of a ‘Blue Light Card’
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NewsCampaign group aims to ‘inundate’ supermarket bosses with demands for Boxing Day closures
Organise – a campaigning network of over a million people across the UK – is urging its members to directly email CEOs with a standard message
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Grocer 33Asda dominates as inflation bites across baskets
Asda was exclusively cheapest on 17 lines including Président brie