All Asda articles – Page 92
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OpinionComment: Promotions versus Everyday Low Prices at Asda
I notice that Asda is once again saying that Everyday Low Prices (EDLP) is driving its volume growth. Apparently £100m annual EDLP investment will prove more sustainable than going for top-line growth through promotions.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Are retail’s green shoots appearing?
These last few summer months brought good sales for many as the sun shone on retailers as well as holidaymakers. As today’s rise in retail sales offers futher good news, Retail Week takes a look at how each sector is performing.
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NewsAsda takes on Tesco and Ocado with online delivery pass
Asda has launched a monthly delivery pass for online grocery shoppers which undercuts rival services from Tesco and Ocado.
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NewsPolice arrest two men in horse meat investigation
The City of London Police have arrested two men on suspicion of fraud as part of its investigation into the horse meat scandal.
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NewsSainsbury's outpaces competition as rivals lose share
Sainsbury’s has outmuscled its big four rivals to record the strongest sales growth and blockade its market share amid attacks from Waitrose.
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NewsAsda hires VCCP agency to handle £100m advertising account
Asda has signed advertising agency VCCP Blue to handle its £100m marketing account, ending its relationship with Saatchi & Saatchi.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Waitrose and Asda
Retail news round-up August 28, 2013: Waitrose to create 800 jobs this year, Asda picks ad agency VCCP to replace Saatchi & Saatchi
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AnalysisAnalysis: How will The Co-op approach online grocery?
The Co-operative today unveiled plans for its long-awaited online grocery launch. Retail Week takes a look at what the move means for the mutual and the market.
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AnalysisInfographic: Online grocery market share as The Co-op plots entry
As The Co-operative unveils plans to venture into the online grocery market, Retail Week takes a look at the hard fought category.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on HMV and Asda
Retail news round-up August 21, 2013: HMV pension fund and other creditors to lose £250m; Asda data reveals disposable income in decline
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NewsAsda drops advertising agency Saatchi & Saatchi from £100m account
Asda has dropped Saatchi & Saatchi out of the pitch for its £100m advertising account, ending its 20-year relationship with owner Publicis Groupe.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Marks & Spencer, Phones4u, Asda and Uniqlo
Retail news round-up August 20, 2013: Marks & Spencer new distribution centre is hit by IT glitches, Phones4u to up its number of part-time workers, Asda drops Saatchi & Saatchi from its ad account and Uniqlo’s kidswear collection launches this week.
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NewsAsda hits back at Tesco Watford with big store vision
Asda chief executive Andy Clarke has hit back at Tesco’s vision of the future of big box grocery and revealed that brands will play an increasingly vital role in Asda stores.
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NewsAsda to accelerate investment in bricks and clicks as sales edge up
Asda like-for-likes edged up 0.7%, excluding VAT and fuel, in the 12 weeks to July 5 as the grocer unveiled plans to accelerate investment in its bricks and clicks strategy.
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OpinionComment: Chris Bryant's criticism of Next and Tesco missed the real retail jobs story
British retailers employ 3 million people in the UK, but you’d think from Labour immigration spokesman Chris Bryant MP’s comments that they all come from Gdansk or Warsaw rather than Dagenham or Wakefield.
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NewsAsda funds retail degree programme for staff
Asda has rolled out a programme which will allow its staff to train for a degree while working for the grocer.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Asda, Hawes & Curtis and Morrisons
Retail news round-up August 12, 2013: Asda to offer degree programme to staff, Hawes & Curtis set to expand in the Middle East and Morrisons calls for industry-wide approach towards lad’s mags.
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OpinionComment: How reliable a source of growth is international retailing?
With demand flat and most retailers having too many stores, genuine growth has become challenging to achieve and sustain.
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OpinionComment: Tesco shows big retail can still be beautiful
The superpowers of grocery may have called an end to the hypermarket-driven space race, but a new front is opening up as these retail giants seek to best leverage the assets they already have.
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NewsAsda to launch more Christmas round pound deals to appeal to cautious mums
Asda is to ramp up its round-pound deals this Christmas as shoppers count their pennies ahead of the festive season.