All Asda articles – Page 118
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OpinionGrocers must adjust to new consumer mindset
It would be easy to interpret this week’s news from the supermarket world as a sign that the powerhouses of UK retail are floundering.
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NewsCustomers recognise our quality is improving, says Asda’s Clarke
Asda chief executive Andy Clarke is confident that the grocer’s efforts on quality are being recognised by customers, despite the tough climate taking a toll on its growth.
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NewsAsda accuses WHSmith of 'ripping off' back-to-school shoppers
Asda has accused WHSmith of “rip-off” stationery prices as the battle for back-to-school sales heats up.
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NewsAsda Q2 like-for-likes up 0.5%, but operating income declined due to Netto acquisition
Asda has reported like-for-like sales up 0.5% excluding VAT in its second quarter from April 1 to June 30.
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NewsMorrisons leads big four, while Aldi reports all-time record share
Morrisons was the only one of the big four to grow market share in the latest Kantar figures, while Aldi was the winner overall with growth of nearly 25%.
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NewsAsda to create 7,000 Christmas jobs
Asda is to create 7,000 Christmas jobs as part of a £5m investment in customer service for the golden quarter.
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NewsSainsbury's trials branded price match in Northern Ireland
Sainsbury’s is to take on Asda and Tesco and launch its version of a price match trial in a trial in Northern Ireland.
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NewsAsda guns to open 250 smaller supermarkets
Asda is gunning to open 250 of its smaller supermarkets after racking up sales uplifts of more than 50% in its Netto converted stores.
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NewsAsda expands quality meat offering
Supermarket Asda is to roll-out its Butcher’s Selection range as it seeks to boost its quality offering.
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NewsStore stocks bear up despite wave of riots
Despite the wave of rioting, including shop-burning and widespread looting, stores were down but outperformed other stocks in a week when the global markets were undermined by renewed financial fears.
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NewsTesco "disheartened and disturbed" at OFT's decision on price fixing
UPDATED: Tesco has strongly rebuffed the decision made by the Office of Fair Trading that it, along with other supermarkets, price fixed on dairy products.
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NewsThis Asda be a joke
Everyone in business needs to take the new Bribery Act seriously, but it comes as no surprise that it’s an American-owned retailer which has taken it one step further.
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GallerySuper fashion in supermarkets?
As Waitrose gets ready to sell clothing, how do the big supermarkets deal with the matter of selling fashion? John Ryan travels to Milton Keynes to find out
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AnalysisIn-store events in a digital world
In-store events are a good way to draw the crowds. But in today’s digital world, have customers’ expectations of these footfall-driving extravaganzas changed? Alison Clements reports
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AnalysisCrunch time for the grocers
Shoppers have been cutting back on discretionary items but now even food volumes are declining. Jennifer Creevy reports on how supermarkets are having to adapt to this unfamiliar environment
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OpinionComment: American shoppers are loyalty card addicts
As an American in the UK, I have grown to accept certain things. Pre-packed sandwiches. The weather. Instant coffee.
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OpinionThe party is over for the supermarkets
The past five years have been a story of almost unbroken growth for the big four supermarkets. Since the mid-decade recoveries at Sainsbury’s, Asda and Morrisons, general retailers have looked on in envy as the grocers appeared immune to fluctuations in the economy, while everything new that they tried seemed ...
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NewsHousehold discretionary income falls £9 in June
Families were £9 worse off a week in June compared to the same time last year.
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NewsFormer Asda director Doug Gurr to join Amazon
Doug Gurr, a former director at Asda, is poised to join online retail giant Amazon in the UK.
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NewsInflation hits grocery volumes
Rising food prices have helped the value of grocery sales rise but have hit volumes.