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Supermarket giant Asda has responded to claims by admitting that its tough policy on alcohol sales ‘seems mad’ following revelations that staff refused to serve a 44-year-old mother who was shopping with her teenage son.
Asda says that the policy protects staff from being fined for serving underage drinkers.
English teacher Amanda Ackroyd was attempted to purchase [...]
17th Dec 09
Inflation soars to 1.9 per cent
by Natasha Redman
It has been revealed that the increasing cost of petrol sent inflation heading skywards for the second month in a row for the month of November.
The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) went up to 1.9 per cent in November from 1.5 per cent the month before, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Average pump prices [...]
14th Dec 09
Asda and Tesco launch petrol price war
by Adam Richards
A petrol price battle is under way after two leading supermarket giants announced they were reducing prices by up to 3p a litre at the pumps.
Supermarket chain, Asda, was the first to release details of the price cuts for unleaded petrol and diesel, soon followed by Tesco, as the two heavyweights passed on a drop [...]
26th Nov 09
Top family friendly companies named
by Sally Davies
The UK’s most and least family friendly brands have been named and shamed in a study which ranks the country’s best-known and biggest brands.
The company which has seen to be doing the least to promote family values was Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair, according to the FamilyBrands poll.
About 100 famous brands were ranked by 1,500 participants [...]
15th Sep 09
Asda launches Asian couture range
by Katie Naylor
UK’s second largest supermarket chain has become the country’s first High Street retailer to launch its own range of Asian clothing.
Growing demand from customers has prompted Asda to introduce affordable Asian clothing in 21 stores. The supermarket chain has witnessed a 46% year-on-year growth in ethnic food sales, and says it has introduced the new [...]
17th Jun 09
Tesco posts best quarterly UK sales in two years
by Paul Russell
www.tesco.com
Tesco, the third-largest of the world’s retailers, recently announced its best quarterly sales performance in Britain in two years, noting that it was closing in on the growth rates reported by its domestic competitors.
On Tuesday, the company reported that first-quarter sales at its UK stores that had been open for at least a year were [...]
2nd Jun 09
Interest rate drop leads to rise in household income
by Paul Russell
www.about-asda.com
In April, UK household incomes rose for the first time since January, which indicates that consumer budgets are being positively affected by lower interest rates.
On average, households were £3 a week better off during the month than in April of 2008, according to ASDA’s Income Tracker.
18th May 09
Strong first quarter reported by ASDA
by Natasha Redman
www.asda.co.uk
For the first quarter of 2009, ASDA has announced a growth in sales of 8.4 per cent as compared with the same period last year. The figures exclude petrol sales, the impact of the timing of Easter and the impact of 2008 being a leap year.
30th Apr 09
Sainsburys ranked first in supermarkets over Easter
by Harry Oldfield
www.sainsburys.co.uk
The UK’s big five supermarkets are engaged in an ongoing battle for market share, frequently changing position in the rankings, overtaking each other in turn. Over the recent Easter holiday, it appears that Sainsbury’s came out on top, according to the latest figures.
Of the five largest British supermarket chains, Sainsbury’s showed the most significant growth [...]
20th Apr 09
Tesco expected to announce one billion in weekly sales
by Paul Russell
www.tesco.com
British retailed Tesco had its beginnings in a humble market stall selling leftover rations from World War I, back in 1919. It is now about to attain a milestone never before reached by a retailer in the UK when it announces that sales for the last 12 months exceeded £53 billion – or more than [...]
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