ASDA - Barbara Ries
Asda has kept its position as the UK’s most affordable supermarket, after latest research from online price-tracking website Alertr put it top of the table for the 12th month in […]
Mon 16/05/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
Asda
Asda has unveiled plans to overtake Sainsbury’s as the UK second-largest supermarket chain, behind Tesco. Speaking to The Sunday Times, owner Mohsin Issa said: “We are happy to commit whatever […]
Wed 16/03/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
ASDA/Just Eat
UK retailer Asda has signed a deal with Just Eat to make 1,000 Asda grocery items available on the Just Eat platform for home delivery seven days a week, with […]
Mon 20/12/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
ASDA
According to a new study by UK retailer Asda, it is not green labelling and increased product options that attract consumers’ attention, but prices. More than 75% of respondents to […]
Thu 16/12/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Photo: Asda
Reports have emerged of a mass exodus by Asda senior staff, after headhunters claimed they had been contacted by several executives of the UK retailer, according to The Times.
Thu 22/04/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
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The planned £6.8 billion takeover of Asda by the Issa brothers and private equity firm TDR Capital is the subject of a probe by the UK’s competition watchdog (CMA), after […]
Wed 16/12/2020 by Richard Wilkinson
Photos: ASDA
UK retailer Asda has opened a new sustainability concept store. The first of what is planned to be a national project features product refill options, loose and unwrapped produce, and […]
Thu 10/12/2020 by Richard Wilkinson
Evelyn Simak (geograph.org.uk)
Asda’s new owner EG Group seeks to reassure shareholders following its auditor Deloitte’s unexpected resignation. The separation is understood to be partly due to concerns regarding a lack of independent […]
Wed 21/10/2020 by Richard Wilkinson
Walmart has sold its majority stake in Asda in a deal that values the UK supermarket chain at £6.8 billion.
Thu 15/10/2020 by Richard Wilkinson
Photo: Asda
UK retailer Asda has announced is to dispense with plastic bags for loose fruit and veg bags at nine of its UK stores. The trial began on 7th September and […]
Thu 17/09/2020 by Richard Wilkinson
Photo: Asda
UK retailer Asda has launched a new fruit and vegetable food box that includes next day delivery. Costing GBP20, the food boxes have proved a great hit as consumers seek […]
Tue 14/07/2020 by Richard Wilkinson
Peter Nicholls, Reuters, The Times
Sainsbury’s CEO, Mike Coupe, has announced his resignation but will remain in his post until the end of May. His replacement will be current retail and operations director, Simon Roberts. Coupe has denied that his resignation is linked with the collapse of the £12 billion merger with Asda, emphasising that it was his own decision to leave.
Tue 11/02/2020 by Richard Wilkinson
