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Asda told to dispose of Netto properties
Posted by Kim Newbold on 24th Sep 10
Supermarket chain Asda has been told by the Office of Fair Trading that it will have to sell a total of 47 Netto stores in order to stay within the competition watchdog’s guidelines. The figure produced by the OFT is higher than the grocer expected. In May, Asda struck a deal worth £778 million with [...]
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Asda ad banned after Tesco complaint
Posted by Michael Bond on 22nd Sep 10
The Advertising Standards Authority has told Asda that an advert it has produced, claiming many of its products were being sold at lower prices than its competitors, must be removed, and not released again in its present format, because it is ambiguous. Tesco complained to the ASA about the ad saying it could not work [...]
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Tesco pays more to its farmers for milk
Posted by Kim Newbold on 17th Sep 10
Tesco Sustainable Dairy Group members, a select group of farmers who supply the grocer with milk, have been told that, as of the beginning of November, they will be receiving an extra 1.28 pence per litre. This works out at just over a penny extra for every pint. Many dairy farmers have been complaining that [...]
(Read More)Self-service tills may increase supermarket waiting times
Posted by Rob Jones on 24th Aug 10
Although they promised to cut down the time shoppers spent waiting to pay for their groceries, new research shows that self service check-outs may actually be adding to the time customers spent at the country’s supermarket tills. Trade publication, The Grocer, conducted research into average waiting times and found that, compared to 2008, when the [...]
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Asda boss admits supermarket’s food could be better
Posted by Lucy Walters on 19th Aug 10
Asda’s chief executive, Andy Clarke, has said he will not retract the comments he made about the quality of the supermarket’s food, according to a spokesman. Making his first speech as the new Asda boss, Mr Clarke said he did not believe the grocer had been giving the quality of its produce the attention it [...]
(Read More)Asda introduces minimum pricing on alcohol
Posted by Kim Newbold on 23rd Jul 10
Supermarket giant Asda has declared that it would like to be more involved in tackling the country’s problems with alcohol misuse. The grocer announced that it has introduced a minimum price on most of the alcohol it sells in its stores. As of Tuesday, the price of at least 99 per cent of the alcohol [...]
(Read More)Asda ad banned
Posted by Michael Bond on 14th Jul 10
The Advertising Standards Authority has banned an advert produced by supermarket giant Asda because it misrepresents a consumer right as a special offer. A few months after rivals Marks & Spencer decided to upset customers by slashing the time limit on their returns policy from 90 days to 35 days, Asda announced that it would [...]
(Read More)Tesco to fight opening of Highland Asda store in court
Posted by Lucy Walters on 23rd Jun 10
Supermarket giant Asda has said that it is disappointed by Tesco’s decision to seek legal action against the opening of a new Asda store in the Scottish Highlands. Tesco is now seeking a legal review of the decision by the Highland Council to allow its competitor to open a store in the Ross-shire town of [...]
(Read More)Plastic vuvuzelas help boost Sainsbury’s performance
Posted by Lucy Walters on 17th Jun 10
Although Sainsbury’s has announced an overall slow down in sales for the first quarter, it said that its World Cup merchandise, in particular its plastic vuvuzela horns, was selling extremely well. According to a Sainsbury’s spokesman, the retailer has so far sold 40,000 horns and expects to sell another 35,000 by the end of the [...]
(Read More)Parenting groups condemn high heels for young girls
Posted by Steven Allen on 14th Jun 10
Parenting groups are condemning a number of high street retailers for including high heels as part of their fashion ranges for young children. Parents are worried that such items might be prematurely sexualizing young girls and are asking shop managers to ask themselves if they really think high heels are appropriate for girls as young as [...]
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