All Asda articles – Page 27
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NewsAgenda: Grocery market share data and bank holiday
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, when the latest Kantar grocery market share data is the main scheduled agenda item.
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NewsAsda posts fifth quarter of growth in a row
Asda has posted its fifth consecutive quarter of increased like-for-likes sales, with online sales growth spurred by its general merchandise arm.
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NewsAgenda: Asda and Kingfisher update the market
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with updates from Asda and Kingfisher.
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NewsAsda promotes Hemmerdinger as CMO exits
Asda chief merchandising officer Jesús Lorente is to leave the Walmart-owned grocer little over a year after being appointed.
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NewsGrocery sales climb as World Cup boosts performance
Grocery sales climbed 3.6% in the last 12 weeks – the highest rate of growth this year as shoppers stocked up with drinks to watch the big England games in the World Cup.
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AnalysisIn pictures: The products and trends of Christmas 2018
In an ultra-competitive retail environment, the golden quarter is make or break for many, but what products and trends will win out?
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NewsAsda warehouse closure plans put 260 jobs at risk
Asda has entered into consultation with more than 260 employees amid plans to shutter one of its fulfilment centres.
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AnalysisProfile: Sainsbury's new chairman Martin Scicluna
When Sainsbury’s revealed earlier this year that it was shopping for a new chairman, plenty of potential candidates would have been keen to put themselves in the proverbial shop window.
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AnalysisMove of the week: Sainsbury's new safe pair of hands
The appointment of Martin Scicluna as its new chairman feels like a safe play from Sainsbury’s.
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NewsSainsbury's hires RSA chair Scicluna as Tyler exits
Sainsbury’s has appointed RSA Insurance Group and Portland Estates chairman Martin Scicluna as its chair, replacing David Tyler.
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NewsAsda boss warns of ‘significant’ hard Brexit fallout
Asda chief executive Roger Burnley has warned of the “significant consequences” a hard Brexit could have on the grocery industry.
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AnalysisMove of the week: Asda and Wilko's heavyweight hires
The value retailer Wilko has been quietly building a heavyweight leadership team over recent years.
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NewsRetailers win latest stage of card fee legal battle
Sainsbury’s, Asda and Morrisons have won the latest stage of a lengthy legal battle against Mastercard and Visa over charges.
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NewsSainsbury’s posts flat first quarter like-for-likes
Sainsbury’s like-for-like growth edged up 0.2% in the first quarter as the grocer ploughed £150m into lowering prices.
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NewsAsda's Russo jumps ship to Wilko, replaced by McWilliam
Asda chief financial officer Alex Russo is leaving the Walmart-owned grocer to take up the same role at variety store group Wilko.
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AnalysisBlurred lines: Are the big four becoming discounters?
They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. If that really is the case, Aldi and Lidl have every reason to be pleased with themselves.
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OpinionOpinion: Sainsbury's Coupe has cracks to paper over
Sainsbury’s boss Mike Coupe displayed his trademark sangfroid and politician-style equanimity when he was grilled by MPs over the Asda merger last week.
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DataData: Sainsbury's-Asda merger – the consumer verdict
Asda and Sainsbury’s management received a grilling from MPs during a parliamentary committee, but consumers are unfazed by the mega-merger, new research suggests.
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VideoWas MPs' Sainsbury's-Asda grilling style over substance?
Asda chief Roger Burnley and Sainsbury’s boss Mike Coupe have been grilled by MPs on their proposed merger. This week, we discuss whether the inquisition was all theatre or will actually make an impact.
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AnalysisIn quotes: Sainsbury's-Asda merger - from Mickey Mouse to cut throats
Asda chief executive Roger Burnley and Sainsbury’s boss Mike Coupe were hauled in front of the Commons environment, food and rural affairs committee on Wednesday morning.