Asda news and analysis – Page 73
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NewsSainsbury's-Asda has 'little chance' despite price cuts
The supermarkets are also claiming the CMA has made a litany of mistakes in its handling of the probe so far
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NewsAsda slashes Aunt Bessie’s listings almost in half
The supermarket has removed 15 of the brand’s 34 SKUs from freezers in recent weeks
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Comment & OpinionSainsbury's-Asda £1bn price pledge is eye-catching but mistimed
Sainsbury’s and Asda have promised to put £1bn back into shoppers’ pockets – but with Brexit and other inflationary pressures on the horizon, is their attention in the right place?
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NewsAsda and Sainsbury's pledge £1bn of lower prices in merger
Retailers have outlined supermarket and petrol forecourt divestments across both brands
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NewsAsda 'war on plastic' cuts out 6,500 tonnes in first year
Asda said it had reduced plastic in almost 1,000 individual product lines
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NewsAsda bans sale of single knives to counter knife crime
The retailer said it would remove all single kitchen knives by the end of April
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NewsAsda links with Mood Media to relaunch in-store radio station
The station, which launches nationally this week, will be heard across more than 600 stores nationwide
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NewsSainsda to argue Tesco's counter cutbacks affect CMA findings
The retailers will argue Tesco’s decision to scrap its counters at nearly 100 stores affects the CMA’s findings on the mer…
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NewsAldi and Asda take on Halo Top with own label low-cal ice creams
The high protein, low calorie ice creams cost less than half the price of the US brand
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Analysis & FeaturesEqual pay disputes: what does latest ruling mean for retailers?
Lawyers warn of 30,000 claims and more spilling into retail beyond supermarkets. So what should businesses be doing?
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Comment & OpinionThe Asda-Sainsbury’s merger is surely doomed
It will be interesting to see if the parties decide to see the merger battle through to the inevitably bitter end
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Comment & OpinionEpic CMA report leaves little hope for Sainsbury's-Asda
Andrew Taylor, a former senior director at the Competition Commission and partner at Aldwych Partners, dissects today’s CMA announcement
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NewsMedia Bites 20 Feb: Asda, Iceland, Greggs
Asda said same-store sales grew by 1% over the fourth quarter, marking its seventh consecutive period of sales growth
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Comment & OpinionThe CMA's rejection of Sainsbury's-Asda is as subtle as the deal itself
It’s been variously referred to as Sasda, Jasda and Sainsda. But this deal is dead and Sainsburied, says Grocer editor Adam Leyland
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NewsAsda raises price of fruit ciders as new duty levels kick in
The retailer has raised prices across SKUs from brands such as Kopparberg, Magners, Old Mout and Rekorderlig
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News'Huge win' for Asda workers in equal pay dispute
Lawyers taking action against Asda said the judgment was a major step forward in the fair pay battle
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NewsSupermarkets warn of chaos and empty shelves threat from no-deal Brexit
The letter signed by supermarket chiefs said without a deal ‘millions’ of UK consumers would suffer
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NewsAsda food waste free-for-all is slammed
The volume of food was ‘eye-watering’ said one food waste source
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NewsAsda insists it got the balance right on Christmas food waste
An Asda spokeswoman said the decision on whether to give away food had been taken at a “store by store level”
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NewsClipper Logistics extends fulfilment partnership with Asda
The two companies began working together in 2008