Asda news and analysis
Asda is the third-largest supermarket in the UK, present in both large-format superstores and Express convenience stores. It is known for its value-led approach, including the 'Asda Price' and 'Rollback' campaigns. The Grocer covers Asda with news, analysis, insight and opinion, including pricing comparisons through the Grocer 33, strategic changes, and performance updates.
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NewsAsda launches £5 premium lunchtime meal deal to undercut rivals
Asda said it had deliberately undercut rivals’ premium deals
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NewsAnnabel Karmel launches duo of frozen plant-based products in Asda
The launch is designed to bring more ‘relevance and excitement’ to the kids’ frozen fixture
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News‘Dangerously high’ salt levels found in sandwiches at popular food-to-go chains
Gail’s, Paul and Pret a Manger were found to be among the ‘worst offenders’
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NewsJollyes confirms permanent CEO to lead new five-year strategy
The appointment comes alongside the unveiling of an ambitious new strategy to bring the budget pet retailer to ‘more customers’ around the UK
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NewsDoughlicious unveils dairy version of its chocolate chip gelato bites
Doughlicious has launched a dairy take on its Chocolate Chip & Non-Dairy Gelato Bites, developed after ‘years of fan requests’
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NewsAsda vows to ‘double down’ on tackling strained supplier relations
Asda is reviewing its treatment of suppliers and will be ‘doubling down’ on addressing issues with paying its suppliers on time, delistings and forecasting
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NewsOscar Mayer launches ready meal trio crafted by elite women’s rugby players
The athletes will receive 5% of all sales from the range as part of a royalty model aimed at addressing ‘financial inequality in women’s sport’
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Comment & OpinionFood safety enforcement: why ‘proportionate’ often feels like Russian roulette
Recent high-profile prosecutions show that the line between minor infringement and criminal liability is thinner than many retailers realise, says Tom McNeill, specialist food safety lawyer at BCL Solicitors
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NewsLidl matches Morrisons in grocery market share again
Lidl’s sales rose by 8.8% year on year in the 12 weeks to 19 April 2026, to put it again level in market share with Morrisons
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NewsAsda gives £3.2m to community groups to tackle food insecurity and social isolation
Funding was prioritised to address challenges such as food insecurity, social isolation, and mental health and wellbeing
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NewsAsda deploys AI within legal team to speed up contract reviews
The supermarket has partnered with London-based legaltech company Definely, whose AI product is designed to ‘automate document review, identify inconsistencies, and ensure accuracy’
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NewsFull-scale reuse model coming ‘within a year’ in new Packaging Pact
The successor to the Plastics Pact, which launched in 2018, aims to revolutionise the way consumers interact with packaging
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NewsAsda hires new head of ambient to bolster leadership team
Asda has appointed a new head of ambient to replace outgoing boss Duncan Cross as part of the latest shake-up of its senior commercial team
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Grocer 33Asda and Tesco stay clear of their supermarket rivals on price
Asda came in just 51p cheaper than Tesco across all 33 items.
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NewsAsda and Morrisons slide down GSCOP table as supplier relations worsen
The falls in perceived adherence to the code of the two retailers, who have both been conducting major turnaround programmes, comes amid an overall rise in the number of suppliers reporting a code issue over the past 12 months
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NewsAsda head of ambient Duncan Cross leaves after 30 years
He is the latest of a number of experienced buyers to leave the supermarket following a major restructure of Asda’s commercial team
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Grocer 33Promotions carry Asda to cheapest basket this week
Asda offered eight multibuys and four price promotions on our basket
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Grocer 33‘Excellent’ Sainsbury’s is the best store in Sheffield
Our shopper praised Sainsbury’s ‘excellent condition’ and said it was ‘worth the trip’
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NewsAsda rolls out self-serve laundry partnership
Asda will install up to 700 self-service laundry machines across its network, under a new partnership with supplier ME Group
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NewsAsda leads the way on closing hourly gender pay gap
Figures filed with the government’s Gender Pay Gap Service show Asda has the smallest mean hourly gender pay gap for the third year in a row