All Asda articles – Page 126
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AnalysisA big day for retailers and royalists alike
Will Prince William and Kate Middleton’s wedding lift shoppers’ moods in 2011 and how can retailers make the most of it, asks George MacDonald
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NewsBiba founder range for George at Asda went on sale online on Monday
Biba founder Barbara Hulanicki’s range for George at Asda went on sale online on Monday and an animal-print bow dress (pictured) was among the best-sellers.
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NewsAsda income tracker: average UK family had £4 a week less to spend in October compared to 2009
The average UK family had £4 a week less to spend in October compared to a year ago, according to the Asda Income Tracker.
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NewsNetto appoints new MD to lead Asda transition
Netto UK’s parent company has appointed the hard discounter’s property director as managing director to oversee the integration to Asda.
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NewsToy Story 3 set to boost flagging DVD market
Toy Story 3 is set to become this year’s biggest selling DVD within hours of its release, giving the flagging DVD market a welcome lift.
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NewsOFT shelves price-fixing investigation
A multi-million pound investigation by the Office of Fair Trading into price-fixing allegations in the supermarket sector has been axed.
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NewsRoyal wedding could lift retail sales by £400m
Royal wedding bells could set retailers’ tills ringing to the tune of almost £400m.
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NewsAsda first to market with Kate and Wills merchandise
Grocery and general merchandise giant Asda will become one of the first retailers – and maybe the first – to sell royal wedding merchandise when a £5 mug goes on sale tomorrow.
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NewsAsda Q3 like-for-likes up 1.3%
Asda has reported like-for-like sales excluding petrol up 1.3% in its third quarter, reversing the declining sales trend it suffered earlier in the year.
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NewsAsda to create 7,500 jobs next year
Supermarket giant Asda will be create 7,500 jobs in the UK next year, half of which will come from new store openings.
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NewsAsda pushes Provenance
Asda has launched the first of its Christmas ads, featuring Scottish beef supplier Adrian Ivory.
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NewsBlack Ops and Kinect spur games market
Video games retailers opened hundreds of stores at midnight this week as Call of Duty: Black Ops and Microsoft’s much anticipated Kinect motion-sensor device hit the shelves.
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AnalysisChristmas vouchers
The festive grab for shopper spend is hotting up, but how are the big grocers trying to outgun each other and are their efforts worth it?
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NewsTesco considers drive-thru launch at dotcom-only stores
Tesco is considering opening drive-thru pick up areas at its dotcom only stores in the latest plan to further grow its multichannel operations by providing customers with new ways to shop.
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AnalysisGoing in for the skills
Staff with product knowledge are a must for both happy customers and sales, finds Liz Morrell
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AnalysisSpaced out
As the big four grocers battle it out in a race for space and online-only specialists increase their virtual capacity, Jennifer Creevy looks at whether returns will end up being hit
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NewsCharles Kay steps down from Netto UK
Charles Kay, managing director of Netto UK, has stepped down from the business, just six months after the hard discounter was sold to grocer Asda.