All Asda articles – Page 64
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NewsApplegreen seeks £50m from float as convenience battle hots up
Petrol forecourt retailer Applegreen aims to raise £50m from a float as convenience food market competition intensifies.
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NewsFamily spending power boosted as food and fuel costs fall
Families had an extra £17 a week in their pockets in April compared with last year thanks to falling food, fuel and utility costs.
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NewsCampaigners call for UK supermarkets to donate food waste to charity
More than 100,000 people across the UK have called on supermarkets to give their food waste to charity after similar laws were passed in France.
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OpinionIt is time for the transparency of every-day low prices
Retailers run the risk of damaging their reputations, diminishing profits and alienating consumers by holding too many promotions
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NewsSupermarkets accused of more 'dodgy special offers' by Which?
Supermarkets have been accused of offering more “misleading” price deals, less than a month after Which? lodged a super-complaint against grocers.
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VideoThe Retail Week: M&S results, Asda Q1 and Kingfisher with Tony Shiret
Content editor Nicola Harrison sits down with Besi senior analyst Tony Shiret to discuss the top stories from the past seven days.
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NewsAsda executes further restructuring in wake of 'unprecedented change' in market
Asda is restructuring its management teams as it adapts to “unprecedented change” in the grocery industry, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsAsda unveils full details of 24/7 click-and-collect pod trial
Asda has revealed further details of a new type of standalone round-the-clock click-and-collect site it plans to trial in Lancashire.
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OpinionMany retailers still only pay lip service to true customer service
Are customer at the heart of all you do? Lots of retailers have this in their mission statement but only pay lip service to it.
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NewsAsda's Andy Clarke: Two more years of pain expected for big four
Asda boss Andy Clarke said he expects the “incredibly challenging” market to continue to decline for the big four for up to two more years.
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NewsAsda first-quarter like-for-likes tumble 3.9% in tough market
Asda like-for-likes fell 3.9% in the first quarter but the grocer maintained it “remains a balanced, healthy sustainable business”.
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NewsBreakfast Briefing: Retail News on New Look, Co-op and Unite
Retail news round-up on May 15, 2015: New Look acquired by Brait, Co-op offers board overhaul compromise, and Uniteseeks discussions with supermarkets over job cuts
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NewsBlog: An Amazon Prime service remains a pipe dream for most UK retailers
Walmart launching its own version of Amazon Prime is another instance of the etailer’s ideas being aped by rivals but few will be able to afford the proposition.
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NewsDiscounters and budget chains opening more than five stores per week
Discount grocers and budget retailers are opening more than five stores a week across the UK as fierce competition continues to hit the big four.
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AnalysisMike Dennis on Sainsbury's results and competition from the discounters
Cantor Fitzgerald’s managing director of consumer research talks about whether Mike Coupe’s plans for Sainsbury’s will prove successful.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Retailers are sitting on top of an untapped online goldmine
Retailers may believe they have finally got to grips with the world of online retail, but now is the time to wake up to the opportunities of ecommerce version 2.0.
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NewsRetailers upbeat in face of uncertainty over general election results
Retailers are bullish in the face of potential consumer uncertainty generated by next week’s too-close-to-call general election.
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NewsWalmart to accelerate Chinese expansion with 115 new stores by 2017
US retail giant Walmart is accelerating its expansion in China after revealing plans to open 115 new stores over the next three years.
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AnalysisGrocery Watch: Keep track of all the management changes across the sector
A tumultuous year for the UK grocery market has led to a number of changes at the top as retailers seek to restructure their management teams. Retail Week’s Grocery Watch keeps track of all the biggest moves.
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News'Noflation' boosts families' disposable income by 9.7% in March
Zero inflation meant Brits had £16 more disposable income in March compared with last year, representing a 9.7% increase in spending power.