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Supermarket powerhouse Asda is allowing videos to be broadcast on its web site by main party leaders in the days leading up to the UK national elections. The move is an attempt by the company to provide a forum for the political parties to reach out to potential voters by arguing the merits of their [...]
(Read More)1st Apr 10
UK families £6 worse off than a year ago
by Harry Oldfield
According to the Asda Income Tracker, the average UK household was 3.8 per cent worse of in February than compared with one year ago, as weaker earnings and inflationary pressures hit discretionary income. The 3.8 per cent translates to £6 a week difference for families in February than compared with a year ago. In January, [...]
(Read More)24th Mar 10
Midnight sale at Asda for Twilight fans
by Paul Russell
Twilight fans, known affectionately as ‘Twi Hards’, wil be able to get their hands on the first copies of the new release of the latest New Moon DVD from Asda on midnight on Sunday, March 21st. In a recent survey, 68 per cent of Asda customers said that they would be willing to shop at [...]
(Read More)23rd Mar 10
Asda cuts 200 dairy farmers
by Harry Oldfield
Supermarket chain Asda has cut 200 of the 500 dairy farmers who supply its stores with milk, reducing their income by thousands of pounds per year. The company secures all its liquid milk from food company Arla, and the farmers who supply to Asda specifically get an extra 1p per litre bonus. Asda said that [...]
(Read More)10th Feb 10
44 year old mother refused alcohol at Asda
by Natasha Redman
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 [...]
(Read More)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 [...]
(Read More)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 [...]
(Read More)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 [...]
(Read More)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 [...]
(Read More)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 [...]
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