All Asda articles – Page 56
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AnalysisReview of the Year: The most memorable retail quotes of 2015
Retail is full of colourful characters weighing in on developments in the sector – here’s a list of our top quotes this year.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Star Wars merchandise hits the retail shelves with full force
As Star Wars’ latest instalment hits screens across the UK, we take a look at what retailers are doing to cash in on the sci-fi saga.
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AnalysisReview of the Year: Store openings, closures and tie-ups in 2015
From new shopping centres to some intriguing shop-in-shop tie-ups, 2015 showed how bricks-and-mortar retailing continues to evolve.
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NewsRetail diary: Tesco shows every little hangover helps as Santa re-fuels
Tesco proves ‘every little helps’ to hungover workers, Santa re-fuels at Costcutter and it’s 13th time lucky for Asda’s new checkout man.
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NewsSupermarkets Tesco and Asda ramp up customer service over Christmas
Tesco and Asda have upped their focus on customer service over the Christmas period as shoppers are expected to rush to the shops next week.
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NewsData: Top 30 retail and brand websites by customer satisfaction
Amazon’s UK website has been named the online business with the highest levels of customer satisfaction in Britain, according to new data.
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AnalysisReview of the Year: Retail technology and ecommerce trends
In a year of personalisation, mobile payment and drones, we look back at some of the biggest innovations in retail technology in 2015.
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NewsReview of the Year: Revolving doors in the boardroom
If 2015 has been characterised by anything, it has been the revolving door of the boardroom.
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DataData: Christmas spending to hit £16bn as men splash more cash than women
Spending on Christmas-related goods is expected to reach £16bn this year with men outspending women, according to the latest data.
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NewsTesco goods 24% more expensive than Amazon Pantry, study suggests
Supermarket giant Tesco is 24% more expensive on average than online rival Amazon Pantry, according to analytics firm Profitero.
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OpinionOpinion: How consistency and clarity put Sainsbury's top of the pile
When we were plunged into austerity, Sainsbury’s should have suffered most. Yet the grocer is evidence that value is more than just about price.
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NewsData: Sainsbury's outperforms big rivals for third consecutive month
Sainsbury’s was again the only one of the big four to report rising sales and market share in the latest Kantar grocery figures.
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NewsReview of the Year: Retailers restructure their teams and strategies
As rapidly changing shopper habits and dwindling profits hit retailers, bosses moved swiftly during 2015 to restructure their operations.
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NewsRetail diary: Beighton’s model behaviour and Ikea’s meatball dilemma
Asos boss Nick Beighton displays some model behaviour, Asda helps a shopper out of a hairy situation and Ikea’s meatball climate change dilemma.
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CartoonBlower’s retail cartoon: Store Wars - The shops awaken for Christmas
Retail Week cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on the all-important fight for festive spending in the countdown to Christmas.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Retailers pin hopes on late Christmas spending spree
Retailers are set for a late December sales rush with “pent up spending power” poised to help them bounce back from a sluggish November.
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NewsWalmart launches its own mobile payment service after shunning Apple Pay
Walmart is poised to go toe-to-toe with technology giant Apple after launching its own mobile payment service via its existing smartphone app.
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NewsAsda boss Clarke: Shunning Black Friday one of best decisions we've made
Asda chief executive Andy Clarke said steering clear of Black Friday was one of the best decisions the grocer has made all year.
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NewsDisposable income rises 9.6% but consumers set to spend less this Christmas
Just one in 10 people are planning to spend more this Christmas than they did last year despite the average weekly disposable income rising to £193.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How will Black Friday play out next year?
Stacks of heavily discounted flat-screen TVs, irons and blenders remained on the shelves at Tesco’s Orpington store two days after Black Friday.