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Grocers pledge jobs and training to address youth unemployment

March 12, 2010 | By Jennifer Creevy

Grocers Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Asda have vowed to create more jobs, invest in more training and called on the Government to improve education.

Sainsbury's and Asda set up youth training schemes

10-Mar-2010 8:50 am | By Jennifer Creevy

Sainsbury’s and Asda are setting up training schemes to push food as a career choice to young people.

George at Asda launches 100-day returns policy

8-Mar-2010 9:57 am | By Jennifer Creevy

George at Asda has launched a 100-day returns policy across its entire range, as it seeks to step up the competition on rivals Primark, Tesco and Marks & Spencer.

George at Asda to push multichannel and overseas growth under new boss

March 5, 2010
Asda starts price war on IVF drugs

3-Mar-2010 9:16 am | By Lisa Berwin
Asda promotes Andrew Moore to George MD

25-Feb-2010 11:05 am | By Jennifer Creevy
Asda on a mission to take crown in non-food using etail and home

February 19, 2010 | By Jennifer Creevy
Asda staff share £26m bonus pot

18-Feb-2010 9:04 am | By Jennifer Creevy
Retailers compete for share of £1.6bn Valentine’s sales bonanza

February 12, 2010
Asda’s market share growth halted as Tesco hits back

2-Feb-2010 3:44 pm | By George MacDonald
Asda trials vending machine to reduce waste

26-Jan-2010 9:34 am | By Jennifer Creevy
M&S suffers dip in clothing volume and value share

January 22, 2010
Man shot dead in Asda car park

13-Jan-2010 4:52 pm | By Lisa Berwin
Shoppers return to premium food lines at Christmas

11-Jan-2010 4:16 pm | By Jennifer Creevy
Grocery sales robust in December

7-Jan-2010 9:35 am | By Jennifer Creevy
Asda launches biggest price rollback for a decade

5-Jan-2010 9:11 am | By Jennifer Creevy
Asda ploughs into online greetings card market

December 18, 2009
Morrisons and Waitrose star as recession recedes in grocery

8-Dec-2009 4:41 pm | By Mark Faithfull
Co-op and Somerfield launch £200m price war

30-Nov-2009 11:30 am | By Jennifer Creevy
Asda and Tesco: winners from Woolworths’ collapse

November 27, 2009 | By George MacDonald
Asda Income Tracker: Average family £10 a week better off

24-Nov-2009 9:12 am | By Jennifer Creevy
Archie Norman named as ITV chairman

18-Nov-2009 8:34 am | By Jennifer Creevy
Online secret Sales take off as Christmas battle hots up

November 13, 2009 | By George MacDonald, Jennifer Creevy
Asda posts flat profits and is ‘sold’ in internal Walmart deal

9-Nov-2009 9:53 am | By George MacDonald
Sainsbury's launches biggest ever toy promotion

29-Oct-2009 12:55 pm | By Jennifer Creevy
Asda’s Andy Clarke promises to hire more disadvantaged youth

October 16, 2009 | By Jennifer Creevy
Grocers’ growth continues to slow along with food price inflation

13-Oct-2009 4:53 pm | By Nicola Harrison
Competition test to limit grocers’ local expansion

2-Oct-2009 8:39 am
Asda installs webcams as it aims for company transparency

1-Oct-2009 1:12 pm | By Nicola Harrison
Christmas shopping starting early

21-Sep-2009 8:31 am | By Nicola Harrison
Retailers braced for Dan Brown frenzy

15-Sep-2009 8:25 am
Asda slashes petrol prices

11-Sep-2009 9:46 am | By Jennifer Creevy
Asda pledges 20,000 Christmas jobs

10-Sep-2009 8:30 am
Morrisons freezes fuel prices

1-Sep-2009 8:29 am
Tesco wages war on WHSmith with back to school campaign

August 21, 2009 | By Jennifer Creevy
Waitrose outperforms grocery market, latest TNS data shows

18-Aug-2009 3:39 pm | By George MacDonald
Asda home shopping centre

August 14, 2009
Asda builds social site to push transparency

7-Aug-2009 0:00 am | By Jennifer Creevy
Sainsbury’s launches non-food online to rival Tesco and Asda

31-Jul-2009 7:00 am | By Jennifer Creevy
Asda trials signage system from Amscreen

29-Jul-2009 9:45 am | By Joanna Perry
Tesco and Morrisons continue to challenge OFT in milk row

24-Jul-2009 8:48 am | By George MacDonald
Grocers slash plastic bag usage by 48%

17-Jul-2009 8:12 am | By George MacDonald
Asda extends schoolwear guarantee

July 17, 2009
Asda launches first eco-friendly depot

July 10, 2009 | By Jennifer Creevy
Asda drives non-food shopper ratings online

26-Jun-2009 0:00 am | By Joanna Perry
Asda says UK family £7 a week better off in May

23-Jun-2009 0:02 am | By Jennifer Creevy
Supermarkets to intensify online non-food push

June 19, 2009
Wal-Mart designates Asda international centre of marketing excellence

10-Jun-2009 10:45 am | By George MacDonald
Waitrose gives last-minute show of support for retail ombudsman

5-Jun-2009 0:00 am | By Mark Faithfull
Asda staff to share record £43m bonus

2-Jun-2009 0:01 am | By Amy Shields
Asda’s George to offer downloads with clothing

May 29, 2009
Waitrose improves growth

27-May-2009 3:29 pm
Asda chief Andy Bond heralds a ‘new era of consumer power’

22-May-2009 7:00 am | By Jennifer Creevy
Andy Bond to deliver BRC’s Annual Retail Lecture

18-May-2009 10:07 am | By Nicola Harrison
Asda pushes into games market by hiring experts

May 8, 2009
Grocers still in line for non-food growth

May 1, 2009
Asda opens new George HQ

April 24, 2009
Local produce sales rocket at Asda

April 9, 2009
Asda to build its largest store in Northern Ireland

7-Apr-2009 1:41 pm | By Ben Cooper
What it’s like to work at…

April 3, 2009
Asda and Morrisons jostle for sales growth position

31-Mar-2009 5:53 pm | By Amy Shields
Asda hires ad guru to drive marketing strategy forward

13-Mar-2009 7:50 am
Asda plans online forum to increase price transparency

6-Mar-2009 7:00 am | By Jennifer Creevy
Asda eyes Irish web move to cash in on pound's slump

20-Feb-2009 8:05 am | By George MacDonald
Asda reshuffles top management team

17-Feb-2009 10:17 am | By Amy Shields
Iceland continues to record strong sales growth

3-Feb-2009 5:40 pm | By Nicola Harrison
Asda to create 7,000 jobs

28-Jan-2009 8:48 am | By Jennifer Creevy
Iceland sales growth tops 14 per cent

8-Jan-2009 4:47 pm | By Jennifer Creevy
Asda's George launches £20 City suit

5-Jan-2009 9:27 am | By Jennifer Creevy
Waitrose growth slows as discounters gain market share

9-Dec-2008 3:47 pm | By Lisa Berwin
Asda reveals strong November sales

4-Dec-2008 1:25 pm | By Jennifer Creevy
Asda Direct launches digital magazines service

21-Nov-2008 4:41 pm | By Martin Stabe
Asda launches Christmas TV ads

17-Nov-2008 4:27 pm | By Jennifer Creevy
Food discounters' market share at record level

11-Nov-2008 3:26 pm | By John Ryan
Asda cuts petrol prices

7-Nov-2008 10:06 am | By Jennifer Creevy
Asda profits hit by OFT fines

5-Nov-2008 9:33 am | By Amy Shields
Shoppers pick Primark as least ethical fashion retailer

29-Oct-2008 8:35 am | By Nicola Harrison
Wal-Mart's supplier standards drive could hit profits

23-Oct-2008 9:40 am | By Amy Shields
Retail round-up: October 19, 2008

20-Oct-2008 9:39 am | By Nicola Harrison
Asda drops petrol prices to under £1 per litre

15-Oct-2008 2:46 pm | By Lisa Berwin
Shoppers shun luxury food as crunch takes hold

26-Sep-2008 8:18 am | By Jennifer Creevy
Cost of living soars in August

22-Sep-2008 8:21 am | By Lisa Berwin
Asda launches online recruitment drive

19-Sep-2008 12:34 pm | By Ben Cooper
Tesco complaint against Asda upheld

17-Sep-2008 8:39 am | By Amy Shields
Crunch drives sales at discount grocers

16-Sep-2008 3:32 pm | By Lisa Berwin
Asda: George revamp to target AB customers

11-Sep-2008 12:16 pm | By Jennifer Creevy
Asda to scrap celebrities for new-look George ads

8-Sep-2008 10:12 am | By Lisa Berwin
Asda leads charge against tax on empty property

28-Aug-2008 5:52 pm | By Lisa Berwin
Asda slashes pay-as-you-go tariff

20-Aug-2008 10:25 am | By John Ryan
Jens test

8-Aug-2008 3:40 pm | By Jennifer Creevy
Spending on school meals and uniforms soars

5-Aug-2008 9:06 am | By Lisa Berwin
Asda slashes petrol prices again

30-Jul-2008 1:24 pm | By Lisa Berwin
Government threatens to call time on free plastic bags

29-Jul-2008 9:19 am | By Lisa Berwin
Families’ disposable income still shrinking

21-Jul-2008 8:18 am | By Thomas Whittaker
Asda pencils in September relaunch date for George

17-Jul-2008 11:10 am | By Jennifer Creevy
Grocers’ shares tumble as shoppers embrace discounters

27-Jun-2008 11:08 am | By George MacDonald
Asda to cut fuel bill by tracking its vans

11-Jun-2008 11:06 am | By Joanna Perry
Asda posts strong sales

6-Jun-2008 10:04 am | By Jennifer Creevy
Supermarkets dominate poll of UK’s greenest brands

4-Jun-2008 3:46 pm | By Katie Kilgallen
Wal-Mart goes public on Asda sales success

19-May-2008 9:24 am
Retailers sign environmental pledge

30-Apr-2008 8:55 am | By Katie Kilgallen
Asda sells mobile handsets for a fiver

25-Apr-2008 10:46 am | By Jennifer Creevy

Asda in pledge to end unfair treatment of temporary workers

4-Mar-2010 9:49 am | By Jennifer Creevy
Tesco market share up as it piles pressure on Asda

2-Mar-2010 3:30 pm | By George MacDonald
Asda income tracker: UK family no better off in January than last year

24-Feb-2010 7:00 am | By Jennifer Creevy
Asda reveals 2010 plans after reporting Q4 like-for-likes up 4.6%

18-Feb-2010 12:33 pm | By Jennifer Creevy
‘Boring’ Asda prepares fightback

16-Feb-2010 4:07 pm | By Jennifer Creevy
Asda changes strategy as market share stalls

February 5, 2010 | By Jennifer Creevy
Asda launches voucher campaign

28-Jan-2010 10:10 am | By Jennifer Creevy
Sainsbury’s to double size in non-food

January 22, 2010 | By Jennifer Creevy
George at Asda managing director Anthony Thompson to join Fat Face

21-Jan-2010 3:32 pm | By Lisa Berwin
Government gives go-ahead for grocery ombudsman

13-Jan-2010 11:22 am | By George MacDonald
Food price war intensifies as grocers ramp up cuts for 2010

January 8, 2010 | By Jennifer Creevy
Snow causes retailers to shut up shop

6-Jan-2010 3:55 pm | By Jennifer Creevy
Snow disrupts online grocery orders

22-Dec-2009 8:45 am | By George MacDonald
Asda borrows Sainsbury’s slogan

15-Dec-2009 8:51 am | By Jennifer Creevy
Asda wins rights to sell official FIFA World Cup merchandise

3-Dec-2009 10:00 am | By Jennifer Creevy
Tory guru attacks big grocers’ dominance

27-Nov-2009 9:50 am | By George MacDonald
Grocers’ non-food sales to increase 40% by 2014

25-Nov-2009 8:57 am | By Jennifer Creevy
Asda George boss vows to hold prices when VAT rise takes effect

November 20, 2009 | By Jennifer Creevy
Sainsbury’s loses market share to rivals

16-Nov-2009 9:30 am | By Jennifer Creevy
Asda sales growth slows as lower inflation takes toll

12-Nov-2009 12:58 pm | By George MacDonald, Jennifer Creevy
Kidswear most resilient clothing sector

2-Nov-2009 9:55 am | By Jennifer Creevy
Families £11 a week better off than a year ago

21-Oct-2009 9:56 am | By Nicola Harrison
George collaboration portal cuts overseas costs

October 16, 2009 | By Joanna Perry
George claims top spot in clothing market share

9-Oct-2009 7:00 am | By Jennifer Creevy
Co-op says it holds the key to ‘democratic consumerism’, not Asda

1-Oct-2009 4:04 pm | By Nicola Harrison
The Church of England must shed its ‘Marks & Spencer’ image, says senior bishop

22-Sep-2009 9:05 am | By Jennifer Creevy
Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol to break sales records

18-Sep-2009 6:00 am | By Nick Huber
Asda launches Asian clothing line

14-Sep-2009 8:48 am
Asda hires former Boots man as supply director

September 11, 2009
Asda’s George brand launches heat-sensitive baby range

7-Sep-2009 7:00 am | By Jennifer Creevy
UK families £9 a week better off than last July

25-Aug-2009 9:07 am | By Lisa Berwin
Asda cites low prices and quality as key to success across markets

August 21, 2009 | By Jennifer Creevy
Government proposal to ban bogofs splits grocers

August 14, 2009
Asda grows market share

13-Aug-2009 3:35 pm | By Jennifer Creevy
How does Sainsburys.co.uk compare?

August 7, 2009 | By Joanna Perry
Andy Bond warns of long road to recovery

30-Jul-2009 9:14 am
Tesco under fire over 'misleading' adverts

29-Jul-2009 8:48 am | By Lisa Berwin
Households £12 a week better off in June, says Asda

21-Jul-2009 8:56 am | By Nicola Harrison
Asda unveils blueprint for future store model

17-Jul-2009 7:00 am | By Jennifer Creevy
Asda offers 100-day guarantee on George school uniforms

15-Jul-2009 7:00 am | By Jennifer Creevy
Asda trials system to hone merchandising

July 3, 2009
Morrisons and Sainsbury’s growth outpaces Aldi, TNS reports

23-Jun-2009 3:27 pm | By George MacDonald
Asda property development director to leave in autumn

22-Jun-2009 2:21 pm | By Ben Cooper
Asda supremo to spearhead Wal-Mart academy for ‘generation of marketers’

June 12, 2009
Asda kicks off schoolwear price war

10-Jun-2009 9:02 am | By Tim Danaher
Retailers are responding to obesity, claims BRC

3-Jun-2009 9:13 am
Supermarkets under fire over suppliers accused of illegal rainforest destruction

1-Jun-2009 9:12 am | By Lisa Berwin
Asda and Tesco battle for stores site

May 29, 2009
Households £3 a week better off last month, according to Asda

26-May-2009 9:05 am | By Jennifer Creevy
Former M&S execs join Asda’s George

19-May-2009 8:57 am
Asda to boost home shopping as sales soar

14-May-2009 3:21 pm | By George MacDonald
Asda chief marketing officer given Wal-Mart international role

5-May-2009 6:06 pm | By Lisa Berwin
Asda launches Hannah Montana dress

24-Apr-2009 8:00 am | By Jennifer Creevy
Debenhams and Asda suits a sign of the times

9-Apr-2009 10:10 am | By Amy Shields
Asda rolls back prices for Easter

7-Apr-2009 2:00 pm | By Jennifer Creevy
Half of Brits fear losing their jobs, according to Asda survey

7-Apr-2009 8:51 am | By Nicola Harrison
UK household discretionary spend falling, says Asda

2-Apr-2009 8:39 am | Updated: 3-Apr-2009 0:00 am | By Jennifer Creevy
Asda clinics to save £2m on staff absence

20-Mar-2009 12:00 pm | By Jennifer Creevy
Asda sales up in February

6-Mar-2009 8:41 am | By Jennifer Creevy
Asda records highest growth rate of the big four

3-Mar-2009 3:14 pm | By Jennifer Creevy
Asda revives 'pocket-tap' ads as sales climb

17-Feb-2009 3:36 pm | By George MacDonald
Asda staff share £22m bonus pot

13-Feb-2009 9:03 am | By Jennifer Creevy
Value supermarkets continue to shrink Tesco's market share

3-Feb-2009 3:33 pm | By Lisa Berwin
Asda: UK households £4 a week worse off

26-Jan-2009 9:18 am | By Jennifer Creevy
Wal-Mart reveals Asda had strong December

8-Jan-2009 1:11 pm | By Jennifer Creevy
Asda prepares for era of frugality

12-Dec-2008 9:26 am | By Jennifer Creevy
Asda people director David Smith steps down

8-Dec-2008 4:24 pm | By Jennifer Creevy
Supermarkets up ad spend

24-Nov-2008 9:38 am | By Nicola Harrison
Asda slashes petrol price

19-Nov-2008 9:26 am | By Amy Shields
Asda reports like-for-like sales up 6.9 per cent

13-Nov-2008 12:28 pm | By Jennifer Creevy
Asda defies slowing supermarket growth trend

11-Nov-2008 2:21 pm | By John Ryan
Asda reports strong clothing and grocery sales in October

6-Nov-2008 1:28 pm | By Jennifer Creevy
George at Asda launches £12 little black dress

5-Nov-2008 8:40 am | By Jennifer Creevy
Grocers fire new salvo in petrol price wars

24-Oct-2008 8:28 am | By Jennifer Creevy
Asda overtakes Primark for clothing sales

21-Oct-2008 8:44 am | By Lisa Berwin
Average household is £14 a week worse off

17-Oct-2008 11:28 am | By Amy Shields
Asda reveals strong George sales in September

8-Oct-2008 3:13 pm | By Jennifer Creevy
Asda to offer cut-price flu jabs

24-Sep-2008 11:39 am | By Amy Shields
Cost of living soars in August

22-Sep-2008 8:21 am | By Lisa Berwin
Asda slashes price of petrol

19-Sep-2008 8:31 am | By Jennifer Creevy
Grocery sales climb 5.8 per cent

16-Sep-2008 5:09 pm | By Nicola Harrison
Asda's Bond says food price inflation has peaked

16-Sep-2008 1:38 pm | By Jennifer Creevy
Asda to demolish building to avoid empty property tax

9-Sep-2008 9:16 am | By Nicola Harrison
Asda to open five Asda Living stores this year

5-Sep-2008 9:19 am | By Amy Shields
Supermarkets deny introducing compulsory fuel pre-payments

27-Aug-2008 10:36 am | By Joanna Perry
Asda reveals strong second quarter growth

14-Aug-2008 4:29 pm | By Jennifer Creevy
Music and DVD sales continue to slide

7-Aug-2008 9:13 am | By Amy Shields
Asda launches £4 school uniform

1-Aug-2008 11:59 am | By Jennifer Creevy
Asda extends use of Odin brand management tool to non-food

30-Jul-2008 1:21 pm
Grocers cut petrol prices

22-Jul-2008 8:34 am | By Amy Shields
Asda launches price-cuts weekend

17-Jul-2008 5:52 pm | By Jennifer Creevy
Asda non-food chief to leave

11-Jul-2008 4:38 pm | By Jennifer Creevy
Asda plans mixed-use Barnet development

17-Jun-2008 4:13 pm
Wal-Mart sells property firm Gazeley

10-Jun-2008 8:54 am | By Jennifer Creevy
Asda pulls out stops for Christmas online launch

5-Jun-2008 3:19 pm | By Jennifer Creevy
Asda sells sausages for 2p

3-Jun-2008 9:02 am | By Jennifer Creevy
Asda like-for-likes rise

13-May-2008 2:15 pm | By Ben Bold
Grocery inquiry targets planning and code changes

30-Apr-2008 8:24 am | By James Thompson

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Andy Bond: Asda is ready for battle ahead

February 26, 2010 | By Jennifer Creevy

Asda hasn’t become ‘boring’ and is approaching 2010 in an aggressive mood with a raft of new initiatives, chief executive Andy Bond tells Jennifer Creevy

Business sales: retail makeover tactics

February 12, 2010 | By Joanna Perry

After a year when retailers often got the cold shoulder, both private equity and IPO activity in the sector is picking up. Joanna Perry examines the makeover tactics retailers use to encourage a sale

In-store marketing: Get to the point

February 5, 2010 | By Joanna Perry
Judith McKenna could one day have the top job at Asda

November 13, 2009 | By Jennifer Creevy
Older workers invaluable to retail

August 14, 2009 | By Charlotte Hardie
Top 50 retailers: Retail’s premier league

3-Jul-2009 | By Robert Clark
Diversification: A lucrative sideline or fatal distraction?

May 8, 2009 | By Lisa Berwin
Retail finance directors: More than just number crunchers

May 1, 2009 | By Charlotte Hardie
Asda: In good company

27-Nov-2008 | By Jennifer Creevy
On the money

5-Jun-2008 | By Jennifer Creevy
Anthony Thompson: High targets for George

27-Mar-2008 | By James Thompson
A collective sigh of relief

21-Feb-2008 | By James Thompson
Christmas ads: Let battle commence

6-Dec-2007 | By Katie Kilgallen
Desperately seeking chairman

1-Nov-2007 | By George MacDonald

Asda head office staff take to the shopfloor at Christmas

December 18, 2009 | By Sara McCorquodale
Is tactical behaviour damaging retailers’ long-term strategy?

September 4, 2009 | By Joanna Perry
The inspirations driving retail boardrooms

July 24, 2009 | By Charlotte Hardie
Through the keyhole of retailers’ headquarters

June 19, 2009 | By Charlotte Hardie
With the recession has come permanent change

May 8, 2009 | By Charlotte Hardie
Ocado ups ante as online food battle hots up

April 17, 2009 | By Jennifer Creevy
Space science

13-Jun-2008 | By Joanna Perry
A tale of two nations

1-May-2008 | By Katie Kilgallen
Chorus of approval

13-Mar-2008 | By James Thompson
Why low prices are not enough

7-Feb-2008 | By George MacDonald
Can Duddy keep grocers at bay?

22-Nov-2007 | By George MacDonald
Retail parks innovate as DIY stores slow expansion

11-Oct-2007 | By Mark Faithfull

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Tesco is widely thought to be the only grocer to make a profit from its dotcom operation. And judging by the reaction from the City after analysts visited its dotcom-only store in Aylesford, Kent, on Friday, the grocer looks poised to widen the gap on its competitors.