All Asda articles – Page 73
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Jacques Vert Group poaches Asda senior manager
Jacques Vert Group has appointed Asda’s Pauline Chisholm to the newly created role of head of new business development.
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Infographic: Fashion price tracker – online womenswear data
Fashion price data from July 23, 2014: The average online price per item and percentage of products on markdown from the top ten womenswear retailers.
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Breakfast briefing: Retail news on Aldi, Tesco, Sainsbury's and more
Retail news round-up on July 24, 2014: Aldi launches equestrian clothing range, grocers launch inquiries into ‘contaminated’ poultry and supermarkets mislead cutomers with ‘fake’ discounts.
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Retail sales volumes rebound in July driven by the warm weather
Retail sales volumes returned to growth in the year to July, rebounding “solidly” due to the hot summer weather.
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Opinion
Comment: Tesco's new boss inherits a grocer bereft of identity
Phil Clarke’s departure from Tesco, while perhaps no great surprise, suggests that the retailer is further in the mire than we might have realised.
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Analysis
Philip Clarke's departure from Tesco: What the analysts say
Tesco chief executive Philip Clarke is stepping down after a profit warning and will be replaced by Unilever personal care global president Dave Lewis. Retail Week takes a look at what the analysts say.
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Asda Income Tracker shows rise in disposable spend to £171 per week
Disposable income rose last month but there has not yet been a full economic recovery, Asda’s Income Tracker for June showed.
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Aldi launches £4 school uniform as it ramps up value war
Value grocer Aldi is selling a school uniform priced at £4 which it claims is the cheapest in the UK.
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Analysis
Analysis: Are the big grocers victims of anti-corporate sentiment among shoppers?
The big grocers are all looking to reconnect with customers as sales decline. Retail Week takes a look at whether anti-corporate sentiment is affecting the supermarkets.
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Fashion price tracker: Weekly womenswear data
Keep track of womenswear retailers’ average online price per item and percentage of products on markdown, from the week ending July 11.
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Opinion
Comment: Aldi and Lidl’s discounting is no new phenomenon
The fervour surrounding Aldi and Lidl’s discounting belies the longstanding tradition of discounters in the UK retail market.
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Analysis
Analysis: Is click-and-collect success killing home delivery?
As shoppers come to demand more convenience in delivery, retailers are responding with the most innovative period in the sector’s history.
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Opinion
Comment: Sainsbury’s Justin King succeeded by listening to customers
Sainsbury’s CEO Justin King was able to rekindle the retailer’s core values by putting customers back at the heart of company strategy.
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Disney Store's full-year profits and sales fall as it closes shops amid online growth
The Disney Store’s UK full-year profits and sales slipped in 2013, impacted by store closures as it uses online to serve customers.
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Opinion
Comment: Asda’s continual innovation drives the retailer forward
Asda has continued to thrive in a rapidly changing retail environment by using innovation to make customers’ lives easier.
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Grocers' shelves stripped bare on the Tour De France route
Grocers on the route of the Tour De France had their shelves stripped bare as cycling fans headed to supermarkets to pick up supplies.
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Analysis
Fashion price tracker: Weekly womenswear data
Keep track of womenswear retailers’ average online price per item and percentage of products on markdown.
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Amazon's Doug Gurr appointed country manager of its Chinese business
Amazon UK vice president Doug Gurr has been promoted to country manager for the online giant’s Chinese business.
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Grocery market declines as World Cup fails to boost sales
The grocery market suffered a second consecutive period of year-on-year decline in the four weeks to June 21.
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Asda unveils radical restructure: 1,360 redundancies, 5,670 new roles created
Asda has pushed the button on proposals to “radically” restructure its store management teams that are likely to result in 1,360 redundancies.