All Asda articles
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Chart of the WeekChart of the Week: The public still (wrongly) think supermarkets are ripping them off
Brits think hospitality companies are operating on a 40% margin, fashion retailers on a 47% margin and supermarkets taking in profits of 50%.
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AnalysisAsda and Ocado: Fulfilment partnership is much-needed win for both businesses
As supermarket giant Asda strikes a fulfilment deal with Ocado, Retail Week analyses what it means for both retailers and how it will work
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NewsAsda hails turnaround progress as like-for-like sales improve
Asda executive chair Allan Leighton has hailed progress in the brand’s turnaround plan.
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NewsAsda taps Ocado to improve online grocery service
Asda has partnered with Ocado Group to upgrade its online grocery service and improve the home shopping experience for customers.
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NewsWaitrose adds more stores as part of £1bn programme
Grocer Waitrose has secured two new branches as it seeks to extend its store coverage.
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GalleryIn pictures: Asda makes play to woo back customers with store and range refresh
Asda is telling customers to “take a fresh look” at its offer, having launched a major customer experience drive with “one of its biggest” range refreshes and store upgrades in its history.
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NewsAsda appoints new ambient food boss
Asda has appointed Jon Downes as its new vice president – ambient, further strengthening its senior leadership team.
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AnalysisPartnership update: Frasers rolls out AI shopping assistant; The Range powers up its marketplace
Welcome to the Solutions Spotlight partnership update: Retail Week’s round-up of the latest innovative technology and supply chain tie-ups in retail
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Opinion‘Succession planning needn’t be a minefield’
Asda’s desire to appoint its next chief executive from within is a sensible one, but it will need to start winning back customers, growing market share and making profits first, writes Clarity’s Fran Minogue
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NewsNew deal targets 700 laundry machines at Asda stores
Automated laundry machine operator Me Group International announced it had agreed a new deal with Asda for its machines to be operated on the retailer’s sites.
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DataRanking: the retailers with the greatest estimated media value on their social posts
As the cost of paid social marketing rises, we’ve teamed up with Sprout Social to show you the retailer social media posts with the highest earned media value (EMV). In other words, what the brand exposure of a post is worth in cash.
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NewsGrocery prices hold steady in March despite worries about Middle East war
Like-for-like grocery inflation held at 4.3% for the second month in a row, Worldpanel by Numerator said, though financial anxiety is running high in the UK.
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NewsAsda ‘edging forward’ with turnaround despite plummeting profits
Asda executive chairman Allan Leighton insists the grocery giant is “edging forward” in its Formula for Growth turnaround plan, despite profits dropping by a third and like-for-like sales dipping.
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NewsAsda awards ‘above-inflation’ pay rise for hourly workers
Asda has announced an “above-inflation” pay rise for all of its shopfloor workers in an investment worth £80m.
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Chart of the WeekCharts of the Week: ‘Awful April’, Iran war and the cost of living
April is upon us. The time when businesses and government bodies typically reserve the right to up the price of bills, whether that is because of inflation, upgrades or shoring up their finances.
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NewsM&S tops YouGov UK fashion brands ranking – but Nike rules among Gen Z
Marks & Spencer has once again topped the ranking of how likely shoppers are to consider a fashion brand, though sportswear specialists tend to do better among Gen Z, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsGeorge at Asda and DHL team up on ‘next-generation fulfilment centre’
Asda’s George fashion business is partnering with logistics giant DHL to open a “next-generation ecommerce fulfilment hub”.
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NewsAsda to pay staff bonus despite turbulent performance
Asda is set to push on with paying its staff their annual bonus as a thank you, despite a challenging year of trading.
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AnalysisAsda, AI and DCI report – what we learned at LIVE: Retail Week x The Grocer 2026
All the key insights and takeaways you may have missed from LIVE: Retail Week x The Grocer 2026
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NewsAsda executive chair plans to promote next CEO from within
Asda’s executive chair Allan Leighton has said that all of the retailer’s best CEOs come from within the business and plans to promote for the role within the senior team he is building.