Craft beer trend continues
Contract value totals £850k between the 13 breweries
Asda stores across Scotland will now stock over 75 Scottish beers, ales and ciders
New supermarket relationship with Craft Beer Clan
LEEDS, England, 2016-Apr-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — The trend for craft beer continues, and no more so than in Scotland, with 100 plus…
LEEDS, England, 2016-Apr-14 — /EPR Retail News/ — Asda has today announced the appointment of Publicis Groupe’s Saatchi & Saatchi as its lead creative agency along with Zenith as its media agency, replacing VCCP and Carat.
The appointment of Saatchi & Saatchi and Zenith is part of Asda’s Project Renewal blueprint to transform its business and…
The average UK household had a weekly disposable income of £197 in February, £12 more than in February 2015
Annual growth in spending power remained in the double digits in pound terms for the sixteenth consecutive month due to high wage growth
Wage growth remained the biggest contributor to increased household discretionary income, an increase…
The average UK household had a weekly disposable income of £197 in January, up £12 on January 2015
Annual growth in spending power fell for the fourth consecutive month – due to a slow down in wage growth and a continued increase in inflation
Still, as household incomes continue to increase faster than the cost…
Drivers filling up at any of Asda’s 277 filling stations across the country will only pay 99.7ppl for diesel from Monday 4th January 2016
3ppl price cut on diesel takes it to below £1 for the first time in six years (May 2009)
Unleaded and Diesel both now at 99.7p across the UK
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LEEDS, England, 2015-12-30 — /EPR Retail News/ — Families set for a festive hangover despite double digit increase in disposable income for 13th consecutive month.
Average UK household had £193 of discretionary income last month, up by £14 a week compared to November 2014
Despite 13th month of double digit increases in disposable income, rate of…
Weather affected the nation’s buying habits across all seasons
Home was where the heart was in Spring
Celebrating was top of the agenda influenced by sport, seasonal events and the Royal family
LEEDS, England, 2015-12-30 — /EPR Retail News/ — As the year draws to a close, leading supermarket Asda looks back at what drove…
Drivers filling up at any of Asda’s 277 filling stations across the country will only pay 101.7ppl on unleaded and 104.7 ppl on diesel
LEEDS, England, 2015-12-10 — /EPR Retail News/ — Effective from tomorrow (Wednesday 9th December) Asda brings some festive cheer to drivers as it announces a 2ppl price cut on fuel. Asda’s…
LEEDS, England, 2015-12-2 — /EPR Retail News/ — UK families likely to spend less this Christmas as Asda’s Income Tracker reveals they actually have £17 a week more in their pockets than last year
The average UK household had £193 of discretionary income in October, up by £17 a week in October compared to 2014
Price…
Drivers filling up at any of Asda’s 273 filling stations across the country will only pay 99.7ppl on unleaded and 103.7 ppl on diesel across the weekend
4ppl price cut takes unleaded below £1 – the first time since summer 2009
Announcement follows Asda’s commitment to invest £26m in savings throughout the festive period
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LEEDS, England, 2015-11-18 — /EPR Retail News/ — Asda today reported its third quarter trading figures for 2015, posting a 4.5% fall in like-for-like sales for the 13 weeks to 30th September.
Speaking in London today, Asda President and CEO Andy Clarke said:
“There’s no doubt this represents another challenging quarter. Sales volumes remain under pressure…
Milton Keynes, UK, 2015-11-17 — /EPR Retail News/ — Chris McDonough has been appointed to the role of Marketing Director at Homebase, reporting to Managing Director Echo Lu as part of the Homebase Leadership Team. He takes up the position on 1 December 2015.
Chris brings with him a wealth of experience from a broad range of…
Supermarket celebrates the lengths people go to and ‘what the heck’ attitude during the season with a campaign centred on the hashtag: #BecauseitsChristmas
LEEDS, England, 2015-11-5 — /EPR Retail News/ — On Sunday, Asda will switch on the festive lights with the airing of its #BecauseItsChristmas campaign during X Factor. Taking the lead from its customers…
Falling fuel costs, along with falling food costs, continue to be one of the main drivers behind the rise in discretionary income
Asda Income Tracker shows that inflation on vehicle fuel is down -14% compared with the same period last year
Regions such as Scotland, Northern Ireland and the North East of England, would be…
LEEDS, England, 2015-10-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — Families continue to enjoy boost in spending power as Asda’s latest Income Tracker reveals that Brits were all fired up with an extra £18 a week to spend in September, compared to 2014.
The average household across the UK enjoyed a September surprise with weekly discretionary income reaching…
LEEDS, England, 2015-10-6 — /EPR Retail News/ — Asda, Iceland, Morrisons and Waitrose have joined together in a unique partnership to support an initiative that will make medical history.
All four retailers have pledged funds from the new levy on single-use carrier bags to support the construction of a new world class dementia research centre at…
Asda’s new national price cap means drivers will pay no more than 105.7ppl on unleaded across its 272 filling stations.
Unleaded moves back to its traditional place below diesel after two months of diesel being the cheapest fuel grade.
Asda continues to have the UK’s cheapest national price cap on fuel.
LEEDS, England, 2015-9-24 — /EPR…
LEEDS, England, 2015-9-22 — /EPR Retail News/ — Families continue to enjoy spending their extra cash as Asda’s latest Income Tracker reveals that Brits had an extra £18 a week to spend in August compared to 2014.
The average UK household had £191 a week of discretionary income in August 2015, up by an extra £18 a…
£50 of the average £260 spend goes on mums’ hair and make up
Despite big spending, the Asda Mumdex poll reveals first day back battles with the kids leave mums with just 23 minutes to get themselves ready
Two thirds (66%) of mums say the new school year brings more of a change than New…
Asda’s new national price cap means drivers will pay no more than 109.7ppl on unleaded across its 272 filling stations.
Good news for unleaded drivers after series of diesel price cuts
Drop means Asda has cut 9ppl off the price of diesel and 5ppl off the price of unleaded in the last month
Asda continues…
First major grocery retailer customer to agree nationwide pledge across all its liquid fresh milk
Industry-leading British cheddar labelling introduced to help customers to support British dairy farmers
LEEDS, 2015-8-18— /EPR Retail News/ — Arla Foods UK has today confirmed that Asda’s increased price that it pays for milk, which came into effect this morning,…
Asda’s latest Income Tracker reveals that Brits had an extra £18 a week to spend in June compared to a year ago, with the falling price of food, drink, clothing and outdoor living freeing up cash for some fun in the sun
The average UK household had £189 a week of discretionary income in June 2015,…