Asda news and analysis – Page 80
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NewsAsda removal of loose fruit & veg slammed over waste concerns
The retailer is trialling the removal of some loose fruit and veg lines from its fresh aisles
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NewsAsda sales fall 2.8% but Clarke insists fightback momentum is building
Parent company Walmart released its figures for the first quarter of 2017 today
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NewsCraft spirits and beers gain shelf space in Asda booze overhaul
The supermarket added over 40 new spirits to its shelves this week in a major push towards the booming craft drinks market
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NewsNorthern Irish craft gin Jawbox wins Asda listing
The deal was an “important breakthrough for the brand” in a “key market” said Jawbox founder Gerry White…
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Marks & Spencer appoints former Asda boss Archie Norman chairman
Norman will succeed Robert Swannell – who is set to retire in autumn after seven years on the board
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NewsAsda drops yoghurt brands as part of shift towards own label
Rachel’s Organic is the largest casualty of the cull, with three SKUs delisted
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Comment & OpinionFarm brand pros and cons: they may annoy origin purists, but they do deliver
An actual old lady called Aunt Bessie didn’t make that packet of frozen Yorkshire puddings. Don’t be so naïve – it’s just marketing.
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NewsAsda plans more technology to speed up ToYou click & collect service
Asda is also looking into technology that would alert the click & collect desk when customers arrive in the store car park
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NewsAsda to add listings for Free-Range Dairy Farmers milk
Listings will rise from 109 stores at the moment to more than 300 before May
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NewsAsda to use Vegan Society trademark on own-label products
The Walmart giant has started putting the vegan trademark on 16 different items
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NewsAsda withdraws Slimzone range ahead of Slimming World hearing
A court hearing is due next week over Asda’s linking of Slimzone products to Slimming World
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NewsAsda leads fuel price cuts across supermarket forecourts
Average fuel prices had risen by 16.8% in the last year…
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NewsAsda to hike basic wage in exchange for pay and role changes
Asda claimed 95% of current colleagues would be better off if they chose to move to the new contracts
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Analysis & FeaturesAsda is buying into free-range milk, but will consumers?
The willingness of supermarkets to sell free-range milk in volume demonstrates how far the dairy sector has come in the past couple of years, so is it a fad or will it become the norm? Time will tell
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NewsAsda launches Progrigio blend of Prosecco and pinot grigio
The NPD follows warnings by the WSTA that Prosecco prices could rise by as much as 9%, or 59p per bottle
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NewsSean Clarke puts Asda in back-to-basics lockdown
Asda boss Sean Clarke has retired the flagship strategy of his namesake predecessor six months early
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Comment & OpinionAsda’s quiet man Sean Clarke is right to focus on more than price
Today’s results provide some encouragement that Asda is at least heading in the right direction, but there’s still a long way to go …
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NewsAsda's Project Renewal quietly wound up by Sean Clarke
Chain reports 10th consecutive period of like-for-like sales decline but rules out ’nuclear’ price option
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NewsAsda like-for-like sales fall 2.9% in the fourth quarter
Performance was an improvement on recent quarters, and shows signs of turnaround under new CEO Sean Clarke
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NewsAsda to use Walmart tech for targeted online ads
Drinks giant Lucozade has become one of the first to take advantage of the technology