All Asda articles – Page 70
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GalleryStore gallery: Budgens’ lab store experiments with visual merchandising
Convenience specialist Budgens has opened a ‘lab’ store in Dorset that shows the way as far as display and merchandising is concerned.
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GalleryStore gallery: Asda's Grantham superstore gets a £1m facelift
Asda has invested £1m in transforming its Grantham superstore, as boss Andy Clarke bids to move the grocer’s proposition to “where the customer is going.”
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Topshop, RadioShack, Waterstones, Asda and DFS
Retail news round-up on February 6, 2015: Topshop ordered to pay Rihanna’s legal bill; RadioShack files for bankruptcy; Waterstones narrows losses; Asda says Tesco having ‘heart surgery’; DFS to announce intention to float
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NewsAsda gears up for potential £170m investment in superstore estate
Asda boss Andy Clarke says the grocer could invest £170m in its superstore estate if new layouts at trial stores prove successful.
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NewsAsda’s Ibbotson to take up Walmart innovation role in the US
Asda chief operating offer Mark Ibbotson is to join parent company Walmart’s flagship business in the US, where he will steer innovation.
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OpinionComment: Retail trends for 2015 to include selfies and strangely shaped veg
Amid the challenges of 2015 retailers must remember that price isn’t everything in order to keep the fun in the shopping experience.
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NewsFood prices plunge at steepest rate in eight years amid discounting war
Food prices plunged at the quickest rate in eight years last month as supermarkets continued their discounting war.
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NewsProfile: Allan Leighton, the frontrunner to become chair of the Co-operative
He turned around the fortunes at Asda and sold it to Walmart for £6.7bn, but Allan Leighton could be heading for his toughest role yet at the Co-op.
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NewsOcado's first full-year pre-tax profit: What the analysts say
Ocado has reported its first full-year pre-tax profit after it revealed it was £7.2m in the black. Here’s what the analysts say.
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NewsCo-op lines up former Asda boss Allan Leighton for chairman job
Former Asda boss Allan Leighton is in discussions about becoming the first independent chairman of the Co-op as it seeks to overhaul its governance.
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NewsOcado: The online grocer's long road to its first full-year pre-tax profit
Ocado has revealed its first full-year pre-tax profit, almost 15 years since it was founded. We take a look at twists and turns in the etailer’s long road to profitability.
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Analysis
Emerging Leaders Forum: Nurturing tomorrow’s trailblazers
Promoting from within benefits retailers and employees alike - Retail Week’s Emerging Leaders Forum helps develop upcoming retail talent.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Big four grocers slim down for new year’s battle
Morrisons, Asda, Sainsbury’s and Tesco are all cutting roles and reshuffling their top teams as they seek to turn around performance.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Christmas trading figures show the great retail divide
The festive season’s results inevitably have winners and losers, but this year’s OC&C Christmas Trading Index shows the gulf between them.
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OpinionComment: There could be life in BHS yet if it can find a buyer
As Arcadia boss Philip Green looks for potential buyers for BHS, can the fashion retailer be reinvigorated by new leadership?
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NewsSir Philip Green will need all his deal-making prowess to sell BHS, observers believe
A successful sale of BHS will rely on all of owner Sir Philip Green’s legendary deal-making prowess, industry sources believe.
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NewsInfographic: Fashion price tracker – online womenswear data
Fashion price data from the week ending January 27, 2015: The average online price per item and percentage of products on markdown from the top womenswear retailers.
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NewsAsda income tracker shows family spending power reaches record levels
Family spending power is at its highest level since the tracker began six years ago and will continue to rise in 2015, according to economists.
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NewsDavid Cameron accused of U-turn over supermarket fines
The Prime Minister has been accused of trying to “water down” laws that would allow regulators to fine food retailers who squeeze suppliers.
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NewsWaitrose to create 2,000 jobs as part of expansion plans
Waitrose will create 2,000 new jobs this year as part of the upmarket grocer’s ambitious store expansion and opening plan.