All Asda articles – Page 83
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on House of Fraser, Co-op, Made.com and supermarkets
Retail news round-up on April 7, 2014: Sir Tom Hunter offloads 11% stake in House of Fraser to Mike Ashley, The Co-op breaks into mobile phone market, Made.com mulls stock market listing and supermarkets told to move away from ‘buy-one-get-one-free’ offers
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AnalysisAnalysis: Why retailers should tap in to the pink pound
In the week that same-sex marriages became legal in England and Wales, Retail Week looks at how retailers are wooing gay consumers and other previously marginalised groups.
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NewsColes boss McLeod appointed non-executive director of Middle East retailer
Ian McLeod, the outgoing boss of Australian retailer Coles, has taken up the role at Majid Al Futtaim, the Middle East’s fastest growing retail business.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How travel retail went from waste of time to strategically crucial
Travel retail has undergone a renaissance over the past few years that has turned airports and stations into shopping destinations. Retail Week charts how it happened.
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NewsAsda wins ASA complaint against rival Aldi's Swap and Save ad campaign
A complaint by Asda about Aldi’s Swap and Save ad campaign has been upheld by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), after the advertising watchdog found that the ad was misleading.
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NewsAsda cuts 200 jobs at corporate office and George headquarters
Asda is to cut 150 jobs at its Leeds headquarters and 50 at the Lutterworth offices of its George fashion business.
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NewsAsda to make redundancies at head office
Asda is poised to make “scores” of redundancies among senior managers in its central and head office functions.
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OpinionComment: Can supermarkets have their cake and eat it?
Store design and deep discounting needn’t be mutually exclusive, but they make unnatural bedfellows.
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NewsSainsbury’s wins right to judicial review in Tesco ‘Price Promise’ battle
Sainsbury’s has won the right to a judicial review in its battle to prove that archrival Tesco’s ‘Price Promise’ is misleading.
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NewsBhs will undercut the grocers on food, says owner Sir Philip Green
Tycoon Sir Philip Green has entered the supermarket price war by vowing to undercut the major grocers with his new Bhs food venture.
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NewsAldi bosses undaunted by grocery price war and insist: 'We won't be beaten on price'
Aldi’s bosses are undaunted by the prospect of a grocery price war and have insisted the German discounter will “not be beaten on price”.
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OpinionComment: Debate on public versus private retailers doesn't tell whole story
There is more to the public versus private debate than meets the eye.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Nine standout retail technology projects from the past year
What are the best IT projects of the past year? Retail Week takes a look at some of the projects helping to change the way things are done in retail.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Are the good times over for Sainsbury's and the food sector?
Sainsbury’s nine-year run of like-for-like sales uplifts has today come to an abrupt end. While it was well trailed, it still has significant implications for the grocery sector overall.
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AnalysisOracle Retail Week Awards: Asda does the double with Employer and CSR win
Doing the right thing helps Asda win Deloitte Employer of the Year and the Audit Partnership Corporate Social Responsibility trophy.
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GalleryIn pictures: Oracle Retail Week Awards 2014 winners revealed
Ray Kelvin CBE, founder and chief executive of Ted Baker, won the Outstanding Contribution to Retail Award at the prestigious Oracle Retail Week Awards 2014 last night.
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NewsRetail Week Live: Vouchering jeopardises brand integrity, warns Asda customer insight boss
Vouchering jeopardises your brand integrity, said Asda head customer insight and pricing Alex Chruszcz.
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NewsPressure on big four grocers intensify as Aldi and Waitrose steal share
The pressure on the big four grocers has intensified as Waitrose and Aldi notch up record market share figures yet again.
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NewsMorrisons set to launch price war to fight back against Aldi and Lidl
Morrisons is set to launch an aggressive price war this week as it fights back against discounters Aldi and Lidl.
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GalleryStore gallery: Asda’s 2020 vision on Old Kent Road
Asda has revamped its Old Kent Road store with an eye on shoppers’ needs now and in the future.