All Asda articles – Page 148

  • Opinion

    Co-op should focus on what it does best

    2008-07-18T11:40:23Z

    The long-awaited Co-op-Somerfield deal was finally completed this week with little pomp and ceremony.

  • News

    Asda launches price-cuts weekend

    2008-07-17T17:52:25Z

    Asda is to slash the price of a dozen core groceries this weekend as shoppers start to feel the pinch towards the end of the month.

  • News

    Asda pencils in September relaunch date for George

    2008-07-17T11:10:37Z

    Asda will relaunch its George clothing brand in September as it seeks to make the label the UK’s biggest-selling fashion brand by volume before the end of 2011.

  • News

    Asda non-food chief to leave

    2008-07-11T16:38:57Z

    Asda non-food trading director Peter Pritchard is to leave the grocer, as chief executive Andy Bond reshuffles the management team.

  • News

    Grocers’ shares tumble as shoppers embrace discounters

    2008-06-27T11:08:00Z

    TNS data showing rapid market share growth by hard discounters contributed to a fall in the share prices of quoted grocers. Meanwhile, general stores slipped still further as trading difficulties – real and imagined – undermined sentiment.

  • Opinion

    Price alone won’t save the day

    2008-06-20T14:33:00Z

    Retailers must back up low prices with good quality if they want to attract today’s consumer

  • News

    Asda plans mixed-use Barnet development

    2008-06-17T16:13:00Z

    Supermarket retailer Asda is preparing to submit plans for a 100 million regeneration of the former Transco site at New Barnet in Hertfordshire.

  • Analysis

    Space science

    2008-06-13T10:33:00Z

    Trading is gruelling across the board, so retailers need to focus on maximising the performance of their existing space. Joanna Perry finds out how high-tech space planning can help

  • Opinion

    Grocers face uncertain prospects

    2008-06-12T17:23:55Z

    Food prices are never far from the headlines and are likely to have further profound effects both on consumer behaviour and retailer strategy.

  • News

    Asda to cut fuel bill by tracking its vans

    2008-06-11T11:06:36Z

    Asda is to reduce costs and improve customer service with a satellite tracking system for its home delivery vans.

  • News

    Wal-Mart sells property firm Gazeley

    2008-06-10T08:54:26Z

    Wal-Mart is to sell Gazeley, the property development subsidiary of Asda, to Dubai World company Economic Zones World.

  • Opinion

    If the price is right…

    2008-06-06T13:05:32Z

    Morrisons revealed once again that it is leading the grocery pack in terms of like-for-like growth. Yesterday, the grocer posted a 7 per cent increase in like-for-likes for the 13 weeks to May 4, which chief executive Marc Bolland said is “industry leading” and, again, “outperforms the market”.

  • News

    Asda posts strong sales

    2008-06-06T10:04:19Z

    US grocer Wal-Mart has reported that sales for May at Asda were 'strong', driven by traffic gains in the UK market where customers are increasingly seeking the lowest prices and best value for money.

  • Analysis

    On the money

    2008-06-05T16:03:02Z

    As Andy Bond packed his bags for Wal-Mart’s annual shareholders’ meeting in the US this week, Jennifer Creevy got his take on the r-word, food inflation and why the competition test will be good news for Asda

  • News

    Asda pulls out stops for Christmas online launch

    2008-06-05T15:19:27Z

    Combined food and general merchandise offer planned for late October, challenging Tesco’s strength

  • News

    Supermarkets dominate poll of UK’s greenest brands

    2008-06-04T15:46:51Z

    Leading food retailers occupy five of the top six places in a poll to find the UK’s greenest brands, according to the 2008 ImagePower Green Brands survey .

  • News

    Asda sells sausages for 2p

    2008-06-03T09:02:18Z

    Asda has launched a mouth-watering offer for shoppers, with packs of eight sausages for the bargain price of 2p each.

  • Opinion

    A discounter’s market

    2008-05-29T16:43:39Z

    Shoppers, of course, have been watching the pennies this year. Yet, with the trend leaning towards staying in rather than going out to restaurants, the grocers have still achieved growth in sales of quality food.

  • News

    Wal-Mart goes public on Asda sales success

    2008-05-19T09:24:00Z

    Asda has revealed strong sales from the beginning of the year to April 20, as it continues to expand its grocery and non-food store estate.

  • News

    Asda like-for-likes rise

    2008-05-13T14:15:00Z

    Asda has reported a like-for-like sales hike of 6.4 per cent for the first quarter of 2008, which it attributes to increased customer footfall driven by lower prices and seasonal holidays.