All Asda articles – Page 36
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AnalysisAnalysis: Asda boss Roger Burnley's to-do list
Asda started the New Year with a new boss, after former chief executive Sean Clarke’s right-hand man Roger Burnley stepped up earlier this week.
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NewsAsda quits EMD buying group after two years
Asda has quit the European Marketing Distribution (EMD) buying group after two years as it beefs up efforts to build direct relationships with its suppliers.
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AnalysisInfographic: Big deals, job cuts and underpaid staff
Words and numbers, December 15 2017: Umar Kamani on Pretty Little Thing, Asda job cuts, Hammerson-Intu deal and underpaid Primark staff.
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OpinionOpinion: Asda's structural pruning has gone too far
The emergence of a credible retail offer from the discounters a decade or so ago coincided with the need for better value groceries.
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NewsMore than 800 Asda staff face pay cut or redundancy
Asda has launched a further round of cost-cutting under which more than 800 store staff may have their pay cut or be made redundant.
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NewsRetail diary: Why Hammond's budget was Majestic
A Majestic budget, to queue or not to queue at the Co-op and Asda’s boozy mince pie saga.
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OpinionOpinion: Black Friday Sales play into Amazon’s hands
They say when America sneezes, Britain catches a cold. In the case of the Black Friday bug we’ve picked up from across the pond, the diagnosis could be worse.
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CartoonBlower’s retail cartoon: Asda and M&S shun Black Friday
Cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on Asda and M&S’ decision to not take part in Black Friday this year.
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OpinionAndy Clarke: The changing face of Black Friday
Black Friday bargains and promotions have been everywhere for the past couple of weeks.
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NewsEx-Asda boss Clarke ‘surprised’ by Tesco-Booker verdict
Former Asda boss Andy Clarke admits he was ‘surprised’ by the competition watchdog’s decision to provisionally approve Tesco’s £3.7bn mega-merger with Booker.
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DataData: How can M&S change its customer’s mindset?
Marks & Spencer has a strong womenswear design team led by style director Belinda Earl, but how can the retailer promote its fashion if customers aren’t interested?
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DataData: The top 30 retailers by UK store numbers
Tesco and the Co-op maintain the largest store networks, but discounters are showing the fastest growth.
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NewsMove of the week: Asda’s management reshuffle
One of the benefits of having a long succession plan is that the incoming chief executive can formulate his strategy well in advance of actually taking the job.
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NewsAsda hails second consecutive quarter of sales growth
Asda has posted its second consecutive quarter of sales growth as its turnaround efforts gather momentum.
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NewsData: Tesco outpaces rivals, grocery sales growth slows
Tesco has surpassed its big four rivals for sales growth for the eighth consecutive month, Nielsen said, as grocery sector sales recorded a “slight slowdown”.
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NewsEx-Asda boss Andy Clarke named chairman of Spoon Guru
Ex-Asda boss Andy Clarke has been named chairman of tech start-up Spoon Guru, in what is his first director’s job since leaving the grocer.
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NewsRetail diary: How Aldi's Kevin the Carrot found love
Aldi’s Kevin the Carrot finds love on dating app Happn, an Asda store won’t sell kiwi fruit to under-25s and M&S’ Christmas advert takes an unlikely twist.
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NewsAsda boss Burnley makes key management changes
Asda’s incoming chief executive Roger Burnley has reshaped his senior management team, including drafting in a strategy boss from parent Walmart.
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AnalysisInfographic: Interest rates and Arcadia redundancies
Words and numbers, November 10, 2017: New Asda boss, Roger Burnley, Footasylum’s first day on the stock exchange, the Bank of England’s interest rate rise, Arcadia redundancies and Christopher Bailey on leaving Burberry
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NewsAsda names ex-Carrefour exec as new merchandising boss
Asda has named former Carrefour executive Jesús Lorente as its new chief merchandising officer as it continues to re-shape its leadership team.