All Asda articles – Page 5
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News
Asda supermarket strike postponed to allow bosses to respond
GMB has postponed strike action by Asda employees for a second time to allow bosses to respond to its resolutions.
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Opinion
‘Christmas shows the grocers’ relentless focus on price is hurting the discounters’
While Aldi and Lidl both enjoyed their best-ever Christmases, the even stronger performance of the supermarkets shows the empire is striking back.
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Union postpones Asda strike action for crunch talks
GMB has delayed strike action by Asda workers to allow for last-ditch talks between the union and the employer.
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Asda launches Aldi and Lidl price match in UK supermarket first
Asda has become the first UK supermarket to match both Aldi and Lidl on price across what it called a “broad range of popular everyday products”.
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Asda and union reach agreement for c-store and restaurant staff
Asda and retail trade union Usdaw have signed an agreement for Usdaw to “recruit and represent” hourly paid staff working in former EG Group convenience stores and restaurants recently acquired by Asda.
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Asda poaches first ever chief digital officer from Morrisons
Supermarket giant Asda has hired its first chief digital officer Matt Kelleher from rival Morrisons.
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Asda faces £30m rise in debt costs as bosses grilled by MPs
Asda could have to pay increased interest payments of £30m from February as owners Mohsin and Zuber Issa’s loans become due.
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Asda faces lorry driver strikes over Christmas
Driver strikes at grocery giant Asda are threatening to cause food shortages during the peak Christmas trading period.
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Analysis
Reviewed: Retail’s best Christmas ads according to the experts
Who has nailed it and who has failed it? We assembled a panel of advertising experts to give their verdict on some of retail’s biggest Christmas ads this year
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News
EG Group sale of UK business to Asda eases debt burden
EG Group said the sale of its UK operations to Asda brought its total debt repayments in 2023 to $4bn, “significantly reducing the group’s net leverage.”
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Asda cuts debt as focus on low prices pays off
Asda has reported a rise in quarterly sales and reduced its debt burden.
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Just Eat to offer rapid delivery of festive toys
Just Eat has announced that customers will now be able to order toys on demand this festive season as part of its existing tie-up with Asda.
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Video
Watch: The retail Christmas advert round-up
No sooner had the pumpkins and Halloween costumes been removed from the shelves, than several retailers launched their Christmas campaigns.
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Opinion
‘Asda sets itself challenge with “second-biggest supermarket” ambition’
Asda has Sainsbury’s in its sights following the completion of its takeover of EG UK as it seeks to move into second place in the grocery league table.
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Video
Watch: Asda launches Christmas campaign with Michael Bublé
Asda has released its 2023 Christmas advert teaser with singer Michael Bublé in a starring role.
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Asda acquires EG and pledges price cuts
Asda has completed its purchase of forecourt retail giant EG Group at an enterprise value of £2.07bn. It vowed the deal will mean lower fuel and grocery prices “for millions”.
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News
Lidl overtakes Asda to become third-largest supermarket in London
Lidl has overtaken Asda to become the third-largest supermarket in London as its market share hit an all-time high of 9.1%.
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News
Asda poaches Aldi director for head of marketing role
Supermarket giant Asda has poached former Aldi marketing director Adam Zavalis to help “deliver outstanding quality products at incredible prices” for UK consumers.
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News
Asda opens first of its former Co-op c-stores
Asda has accelerated its takeover into convenience as it opens 11 sites that were formerly Co-op stores.
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News
Asda seals multi-year digital transformation partnership
Asda has entered a multi-year partnership with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) to drive digital growth and transformation.