Asda news and analysis – Page 87
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ProfilesAsda CEO Andy Clarke answers your questions
Asda CEO Andy Clarke answers questions on marketing, store densities and those Kantar figures
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NewsAsda phases out integrated Disney stores
Andy Clarke this week revealed the retailer had axed the format, but said licensing would continue to be important to the business
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NewsAndy Clarke confident Asda will improve customer service
Asda CEO Andy Clarke is expecting the retailer’s customer service levels to improve in the next few months…
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NewsKantar figures, like Greece situation, herald dramatic structural change
Asda CEO Andy Clarke Sanguine stuff from Asda CEO Andy Clarke this morning, who took the hot seat as guest editor of The Grocer on a gloriously sunny day only for Kantar Worldpanel to cast a shadow over events. Asda sales were down 3.5% for the 12 ...
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NewsMorrisons and discounters grow in latest market share figures
Aldi and Lidl reach new highs as David Potts looks to be righting the ship
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NewsEgg supplier Fairburn wins Asda listing for Heal's Free Range
Fast-growing egg supplier LJ Fairburn & Son has secured a listing with Asda stores in Shropshire…
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Analysis & FeaturesAsda Good & Balanced Curried Chick Peas: acid test
This microwaveable pouched food is part of Asda’s Good & Balanced range…
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NewsAsda claims first ever striped pepper, with distinct flavour
The Asda Extra Special stripy pepper, a combination of yellow and red bell varieties, went on sale in stores nationwide today
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NewsAsda to rejig website after Smartprice lines prove elusive
The retailer said its current engine restricted the number of products displayed, and admitted: “Our search results aren’t always as accurate as they could be”
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NewsAsda claims campylobacter prevention first
30% of Asda’s whole chicken supply will be processed using SonoSteam from next month
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NewsAsda quietly introducing new café format
The first, a 1,600 sq ft unit, opened in Asda’s Leicester store last November which replaced the existing Asda Café, with four now open
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Comment & OpinionAsda plays the long game
If Asda CEO Andy Clarke needed a little literary inspiration before facing the nation’s press today, a phrase or two from Rudyard Kipling
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NewsAsda sales slump in ‘most challenging year yet’ for supermarkets
Asda has revealed a 3.9% fall in like-for-like sales during an “unprecedented” quarter in the grocery market.
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NewsAsda focuses on fruit wine with new ranges and dedicated bays
Asda is introducing dedicated bays for fruit-flavoured wines in most of its stores and launching an own-label range…
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NewsAsda parking fine donations to Motability top £250,000 mark
The retail giant began donating money generated from the parking penalties it issued to those who misused the disabled and parent and child parking bays at its UK stores in 2008
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NewsAsda insists lamb mislabelling is a one-off
Asda has insisted a recent meat mislabelling incident in one of its Scottish stores does not point to control problems in its supply chain.
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NewsAsda ups search for new COO
The retailer announced in January that it had begun the hunt to fill the vacancy following the departure of Mark Ibbotson, and this week confirmed it is looking for a ‘very experienced board level retailer’
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NewsAsda seeks to avert driver shortage crisis with £1m scheme
Asda are on track to have transferred 100 warehouse employees over to driving within 12 months
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NewsMedia Bites 20 February: Asda, Majestic Wine, Co-op
Asda’s fourth quarter numbers are given a heavy amount of column inches
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Analysis & FeaturesAsda CEO Andy Clarke unmoved despite wonky sales
Asda CEO Andy Clarke and CFO Alex Russo exuded an aura of calm as they gave company updates