All Asda articles – Page 139
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Asda sales up in February
Sales at Asda remained strong last month, with food continuing to outperform, according to parent Wal-Mart’s February sales results.
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Asda plans online forum to increase price transparency
Asda is gearing up for the launch of an interactive online forum to engage with customers as it continues its drive for “absolute transparency”.
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Asda records highest growth rate of the big four
Asda has recorded the highest year-on-year growth rate of the big four supermarkets at 8.8 per cent, according to the latest TNS Worldpanel grocery research.
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Opinion
Asda means business in grocers' price war
It's payday, and the big grocers are parking their tanks on each other's lawns as a new front opens in the price war.
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Opinion
Brands and nostalgia: the new dynamic in food
Comfort eating has taken on a new meaning in these downbeat, recessionary times.
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Asda eyes Irish web move to cash in on pound's slump
Grocery giant Asda is investigating opportunities for its online business to take advantage of the boom in cross-border shopping in Northern Ireland.
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Asda revives 'pocket-tap' ads as sales climb
Asda is to reinstate its famous ‘pocket tap’ in TV ads to consolidate its appeal to value-conscious shoppers nostalgic for reassurance in the uncertain economic climate.
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Asda reshuffles top management team
Asda retail director Andy Clarke has been promoted to chief operating officer as the grocer restructures its senior management team.
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Asda staff share £22m bonus pot
Some 133,000 Asda store and depot staff will today share a record 22m bonus pot.
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Iceland continues to record strong sales growth
Frozen food retailer Iceland recorded year-on-year sales growth of 16 per cent in the 12 weeks to January 26, according to new market research data.
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NewsValue supermarkets continue to shrink Tesco's market share
Tesco is still losing market share as consumers continue to favour the value and discount supermarkets to help them through the credit crunch.
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Asda to create 7,000 jobs
Asda will create 7,000 jobs this year, which will include taking on 3,000 of the UK’s long-term unemployed.
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Asda: UK households £4 a week worse off
UK households are 4 a week worse off than a year ago and further pressure is likely to be piled on throughout this year, according to Asda's income tracker.
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Iceland sales growth tops 14 per cent
Frozen food chain Iceland stormed ahead of market averages in the 12 weeks to December 27 with sales growth in excess of 14 per cent.
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Wal-Mart reveals Asda had strong December
Asda parent Wal-Mart revealed the UK grocer reported one of its strongest ever Christmas trading seasons, despite its international sales dipping 10.4 per cent in December.
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Asda's George launches £20 City suit
Asda’s clothing brand George has launched a City suit for women costing just 20.
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Opinion
The new frugal grocers
The era of frugality is here, it’s official, according to Asda chief executive Andy Bond. But what does that mean for the grocers?
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Asda prepares for era of frugality
Asda chief executive Andy Bond warned that the downturn has changed consumer habits for the long term and retailers need to adapt to a new era of frugality.
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Waitrose growth slows as discounters gain market share
Waitrose has suffered from negative year-on-year growth for the first time in recent years, slipping 0.7 per cent in the 12 weeks to November 30.
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Asda people director David Smith steps down
David Smith, Asda's people director, will retire from the grocer in January.