Asda news and analysis
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NewsMedia Bites 26 June: Asda £600m loss, M&S slowdown and a strawberry sandwich
News that Asda reported an almost £600 million loss last year was widely reported in yesterday’s papers
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NewsAsda falls £600m into the red amid turnaround battle
The slide from a £180m pre-tax profit to a £599m loss in 2024 came as food sales lagged expectations, falling 3.7% on a like-for-like basis, according to newly filed accounts for parent company Bellis Finco
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NewsMedia Bites 25 June: Asda’s weeds, playing student politics, Spanish wine exports
Kantar’s latest figures have been picked up by several papers, with the majority of headlines focused on rising inflation and the potential impact of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs on falling volumes
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NewsMedia Bites 24 June: Asda uniforms, Co-op working hours, childhood obesity
All the retail news and headlines from Tuesday 24 June 2025
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NewsPoorest households have less spending power than in 2021 finds Asda Tracker
The lowest-earning 40% now have less spending power than they did in 2021, according to the tracker
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Comment & OpinionDarren Blackhurst comeback is latest plot twist in Asda soap opera
If Darren Blackhurst can recreate the spark he brought to Asda all those years ago, it will match anything in Emmerdale
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Grocer 33Asda North Hykeham staff ‘friendly, polite, helpful and plentiful’
Asda picked up its second Grocer 33 win since February at its North Hykeham store, which scored an impressive 81 points
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Grocer 33Asda staves off competition from Amazon & Ocado in price comparison
Asda was exclusively cheapest for 10 items, including Hazy Jane IPA
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Grocer 33Asda North Hykeham, Lincoln: Grocer 33 store of the week
Store manager Dave Bowns on 22 years service, what’s selling well in the heat, and Asda’s turnaround
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NewsAsda brings back supermarket veteran as new chief commercial officer
Asda chief customer officer Kris Comerford is to leave the business, and will be replaced by a returning retail veteran
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NewsBeyond Meat expands offering with new Asda burger listings
The brand is now available in Asda, Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons and Ocado
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NewsAsda £10m cafe revamp includes McDonald’s-style digital screens
Asda said the screens, as well as technology allowing café visitors to order food from their tables using QR codes, would be a key ingredient of a £10m refresh programme
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Grocer 33Asda cheapest for UPF-free Grocer 33 shopping list
Asda offered the lowest price for the first time in three weeks in our price comparison competition
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NewsTesco boss Ken Murphy admits rivals have ‘upped their game’ in supermarket price war
Tesco’s sales hit £12.3bn in the quarter as its market share climbed to 28% in the latest Kantar results.
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Category ReportOwn label shines: trends in own label 2025
Private label is grocery’s star performer, winning value share from brands thanks to exclusive and premium lines
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NewsSainsbury’s trialling electronic shelf-edge labels in latest tech test
The supermarket installed the tech at three of its larger format stores late last year and has been testing the technology’s impact across different categories, including Beers, wines and spirits, health and general merchandise
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NewsCost price increase requests being rejected by supermarkets
A poll of more than 50 food and drink suppliers shows more than 90% have looked to pass on increased costs averaging 1-6% this year
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NewsMorrisons poaches Asda online trading director
The move coincides with Matt McLellan also joining Morrisons from Asda in the newly created role of group data and media director
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NewsCadbury shrinks Freddo multipacks by 20% but prices remain unchanged
Packs of five Freddos have been replaced by packs of four in Tesco
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Comment & OpinionInflation’s return is good news for discounters and own label
The start of the new financial year has brought an immediate uptick in inflation, with prices rising 4.1% last month