All Asda articles – Page 70
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NewsAsda makes biggest ever price investment as battle for spend intensifies
Asda will invest £300m into prices this year, its biggest ever price investment, as the competition in grocery intensifies.
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NewsBlack Friday 2014 becomes UK's biggest shopping day on record
Black Friday 2014 was the UK’s biggest shopping day on record as consumers splashed out £810m during the US-inspired retail bonanza.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Tesco, Aurora and John Lewis
Retail news round-up on January 5, 2015: Tesco mulls job cuts and scrapping of rebates; Mike Shearwood steps down from Aurora; grocers building on just 6% of land; and John Lewis boss questions Black Friday discounts.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Asda, Next and retail prospects for 2015
Retail news round-up on December 31, 2014: Asda’s Clarke warns of challenging year for grocers, Next boss labels Black Friday ‘pointless’, retail sales to rise 2% next year.
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NewsSir Terry Leahy predicts turnaround for big four grocers in 2015
Former Tesco boss Sir Terry Leahy is predicting a turnaround for the big four supermarkets in 2015 and a more buoyant Christmas this year.
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NewsAsda chief executive Andy Clarke appointed president of IGD
Asda chief executive Andy Clarke is to take over the presidency of food and grocery research and training charity IGD next year.
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NewsGrocery market returns to 'marginal' growth despite big four declines
The grocery market returned to “marginal growth” in the 12 weeks ending December 7 after shoppers put more items in their baskets.
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NewsAsda staff team up to create the daddy of all Christmas jumpers
Asda create the the UK’s biggest Christmas jumper; Marks & Spencer’s nightmare plumbing before Christmas; and DFS signs as an Olympic sponsor.
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NewsInfographic: Fashion price tracker – online womenswear data
Fashion price data from the week ending December 09, 2014: The average online price per item and percentage of products on markdown from the top ten womenswear retailers.
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NewsEx-Asda boss Andy Bond to launch retailer backed by Christo Wiese
Former Asda boss Andy Bond will lead the launch of a new UK fashion retailer backed by South African billionaire Christo Wiese.
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NewsInfographic: Fashion price tracker – online womenswear data
Fashion price data from the week ending December 02, 2014: The average online price per item and percentage of products on markdown from the top ten womenswear retailers.
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NewsAsda trials location-based mobile ads to drive customers in-store
Asda is tapping into consumer’s mobile device IDs and locations to deliver them targeted ads to drive them into stores.
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NewsCyber Monday eclipsed by Black Friday sales success
Cyber Monday has been superseded by Black Friday after shoppers chose to snap up Christmas bargains earlier this year.
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AnalysisRetail Week’s 12 days of Christmas: Grocers’ festive food offers
With Christmas fast approaching, we take a look at the grocers’ festive food offers, from six-bird roasts to smoked reindeer and beyond.
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OpinionComment: What can supermarkets learn from the automotive sector?
The difficulties supermarkets are currently facing with discounters mirror changes the automotive industry underwent 15 years ago.
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AnalysisVideo report: Behind the scenes of Black Friday at Asda Wembley
Shoppers descended on Asda’s Wembley superstore to take part in Black Friday as Retail Week visited to film the good, the bad and the ugly.
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NewsVideo: Scuffles break out at Asda during Black Friday frenzy
Scuffles broke out at Asda’s Wembley store as customers clamoured to get their hands on limited amounts of cut-price flat screen TVs this morning.
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AnalysisAnalysis: What will Christmas 2014 look like for retailers?
In the run-up to Christmas, how will consumer behaviour and attitudes affect trading? Retail Week research explores 2014’s festive spending.
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NewsJohn Lewis and Asda bargains kick-start Black Friday Sales
John Lewis and Asda have unveiled a raft of discounted electronics, gaming and technology items for online shoppers and in stores to mark Black Friday.
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NewsSupermarkets must do more to reduce contaminated meat, FSA says
Over two thirds of fresh chickens sold in the UK have been found to contain the campylobacter bug, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) has found.