All Asda articles – Page 111
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NewsRetailers feel the heat as consumers save
Store stocks nudged up over the week, but analysts and retailers alike wrung their hands about trading prospects and consumer health as the countdown to Christmas continued.
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OpinionIs this the calm before the storm for retailers?
Every time the ONS or BRC issues sales figures that are not as bad as expected, the retail industry is accused of crying wolf.
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NewsUK families £15 a week worse off in September
UK families were £15 a week worse off in September according to the Asda Income Tracker, representing the biggest drop since records began.
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NewsAsda boss plays it cool over price war
Grocery price wars? Nothing’s changed judging by Asda boss Andy Clarke’s attitude.
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AnalysisAsda Toy price comparison
Aggressive and ambitious, Asda’s latest campaign pits it head-to-head with Argos and starts a price war on toys.
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NewsGrocers eye Iceland as first round bids deadline passes
Grocers Morrisons and Asda have expressed interest in acquiring frozen foods chain Iceland as the deadline for first-round bids passes.
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NewsAsda reviews the future of four of its Living stores
Asda has launched a property review on four of its underperforming Asda Living stores.
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NewsWalker stays out of first-round Iceland bids
Iceland chief executive Malcolm Walker will not submit a first-round bid for the supermarket chain.
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NewsAsda and Morrisons launch new offensives in grocery war
Two of the UK’s biggest supermarkets, Asda and Morrisons, have launched new initiatives to woo customers into store.
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NewsShoppers’ budgets reach ‘tipping point’
Consumers feeling squeeze but it is not all about price, IGD hears.
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AnalysisSupermarket price wars: Battle of the baskets
Sainsbury’s Brand Match is the latest in what has been a barrage of price promotions to entice hard-pressed shoppers. Are the grocers marshalling their forces for a price war? George MacDonald reports.
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NewsWar of words over Asda own-label market share claims
Supermarket group Sainsbury’s has rejected a claim made by Asda chief executive Andy Clarke at yesterday’s IGD Convention about the pair’s respective own-label market shares.
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OpinionPrice wars are fine, but what about the suppliers?
Another day, another price war. Or so it feels. Great news for shoppers on a budget, terrible news for suppliers.
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NewsAsda overtakes Sainsbury's in own brand market share, claims Andy Clarke
Asda has overtaken rival Sainsbury’s in private label market share according to the Walmart-owned grocer’s chief executive Andy Clarke.
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NewsAsda launches 'price war' on toys
Asda has kicked off a price war on toys in the run up to the crucial festive period as it launches a new TV ad campaign that takes it head-to-head with Argos.
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NewsMorrisons, Waitrose and the discounters are the grocery market winners in September
Morrisons has once again posted the strongest growth of the ‘Big Four’ supermarkets in the Kantar market share figures, while the sales of hard discounters Aldi and Lidl continued to soar.
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NewsSainsbury's to launch Brand Match nationwide on Wednesday
Supermarket group Sainsbury’s is to launch its Brand Match price initiative across the UK from Wednesday as grocery competition hots up.
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NewsSainsbury's poised to extend Brand Match across UK
Supermarket group Sainsbury’s is to launch its Brand Match price promise nationwide after testing the idea in Northern Ireland.
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NewsAsda posts full-year profit rise
Asda’s operating profit rose almost five per cent to £998.6m last year, excluding charges such as royalties to parent Walmart.
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OpinionThe shifting battleground on price
Tesco announces a new price initiative and the media proclaim a price war.