ASDA announced today it is helping customers cut the cost of the weekly shop and fight back against inflation by dropping the price of ten top-selling core groceries to just 50 pence each this weekend. The products available for 50p include core staples such as bread & butter, eggs and fruit & veg. As the rising costs of living start to hit people where it hurts and with pay day for millions of Britons not until next week, this will come as a welcome relief to the nation’s shoppers. more Posted by AsdaPressRelease on 27 June 2008, 01:00

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What do two gymnasts, two athletic jumpers, a sprinter, a hockey player and a table tennis player have in common with a supermarket? Well, they have all been highlighted as the best young sporting talent Yorkshire has to offer and are some of the lucky recipients of a Sporting Chance grant, from supermarket ASDA.

The seven athletes will be joining paralympic table tennis gold medallist, Cathy Mitton, today (30th June) at ASDA’s head office in Leeds, to receive a cheque for £500 each. This will be the first of five grants each athlete will benefit from over the next five years. ASDA lauched the Sporting Chance scheme earlier this year in conjunction with SportsAid. The aim of the initiatives is to identify and provide financial support for the best emerging young sporting talent the UK has to offer. In Yorkshire alone, ASDA will invest over £34,000 in the next five years to support young athletes pursue their chosen sport.

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Is slashing the price of its Duraband Set Top Box to an astounding £10 this weekend, following a Parliamentary report claiming 26 million analogue TV’s are still to be converted as part of the Digital Switchover. ASDA anticipates it will sell 10 times more set top boxes over the weekend thanks to the price investment. The digital switchover, which is happening region-by-region from now until 2012, will see the analogue signal switched off requiring all TVs to either be converted with a digital box which receives digital signals or analogue TVs to be replaced completely. more Posted by AsdaPressRelease on 26 June 2008, 01:00

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Their football team may be out of Euro 2008 but France still has one good reason to celebrate – British love for its wine appears to be returning. 

ASDA has been selling French wine by the vin-load, notching up massive 46.3% increase in sales at a time when the overall market has shown a 0.9% fall. 

The increase has given ASDA an 8.6% share of the French wine market in the UK, a rise from 5.8% at this time last year. more Posted by AsdaPressRelease on 25 June 2008, 01:00

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June 2008: and it’s being rumoured that Mayor Boris and David Beckham will appear at the Beijing closing ceremony on-board a Routemaster bus.

Now, London to Beijing is a mega 20,000 mile round-trip, so should that bus journey be by road, it would gobble around 2,000 gallons, approximately 9,100 litres of fuel, based on a return journey. Therefore, with ferociously rising fuel prices, this would equate to a total of £11,102; enough to purchase a new family car.

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Today (20th June) supermarket chain ASDA announces that mums have gone stir crazy for a new game launched by Nintendo DS called the “Cooking Guide”. As the game launches across the UK the supermarket chain says that sales are boiling over with 10,000 copies sold in the first hour.

ASDA has seen a surge of mums whisking around the aisles of the supermarket accompanied by their Nintendo DS (pictures available). Customers were seen pulling a wide range of products off the shelves as they use the interactive game to cook a meal from scratch for the family.

more Posted by AsdaPressRelease on 21 June 2008, 01:00

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Figures released for the first time by ASDA today (20 June) show that Britons across the land are migrating to mince as they tighten their purse strings as the credit crunch deepens.

The retailer has seen a 35% increase in mince sales across the whole category ranging from its Smartprice option through to its Extra Special offering.

Putting its money where its mouth is and hot on the heels of the success of its 2p sausage ASDA announced today (20 June 2008) that it would reduce its Smartprice 400g packs of fresh mince from 96p to an amazing 50p.

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To meet these changing trends ASDA is going retro and harking back to that 70s favourite – the fondue. However, instead of the cheese version of years gone by, this time it’s an ice cream fondue.

Julia said: “ASDA has this week become the first UK supermarket to stock ice cream fondue, which has swirls of cream-rich Madagascan vanilla dairy ice cream which can be dipped into a Belgian chocolate sauce or strawberry dipping sauce made from 50% strawberries.

more Posted by AsdaPressRelease on 19 June 2008, 01:00

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Leading supermarket ASDA last night swept the board with three top prizes at The Grocer’s annual awards. In addition to scooping lowest priced supermarket for an incredible 11th year in a row, ASDA also picked up the Best for Service Award and the Best for Availability Award – an industry first.

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Supermarket retailer ASDA today (11th June) revealed a shocking survey that shoppers across the country spend less money on Fathers Day, but will spend on average £25 on Mums for Mothers Day.

The survey revealed that families with newborn children like the novelty of Fathers Day and will celebrate the day the most, but will only spend on average £5. Yet Dads who have children between the ages of 40 and over will go out for a family meal and spend around £17.

more Posted by AsdaPressRelease on 11 June 2008, 01:00

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Wal-Mart announced today that it has agreed to sell Gazeley Limited Group, the property development subsidiary of ASDA, to Economic Zones World (EZW), a Dubai World company. The sale will bring to a conclusion the process begun in March 2008 when Wal-Mart retained UBS as advisors to explore strategic options for Gazeley. It is anticipated that the sale will be completed by the end of July 2008.

Gazeley is a market leader in the development of distribution warehousing in the UK, mainland Europe and China and has extended its operations to India and Mexico. Its customers include many of the world’s leading companies, third-party logistics providers, original equipment manufacturers, retailers and their suppliers. Gazeley is also a preferred developer of distribution space for Wal-Mart International, including ASDA in the UK and Wal-Mart China.

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Dads’ weekly wage is just one of the financial contributions he makes to family life. Experts at ASDA have calculated that if dads were paid an annual salary for all their unpaid jobs, they would earn a staggering £16,484*. From DIY around the house to giving lifts and washing the car, dad’s are often responsible for many tasks we take for granted.

This Father’s Day, ASDA calls on families to consider whether they have adequate financial protection for the most important man in their lives. With Life Insurance premiums starting from as little as £7.05 a monthˆ it’s much more affordable than many people assume. more Posted by AsdaPressRelease on 10 June 2008, 01:00

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*Forget house prices, rival football teams and regional accents … carrier bags are the new north south divide.

Asda shoppers in the South West are fully taking on board the green message by cutting their reliance on single use carriers by a staggering 40.3% over the past three weeks.

Meanwhile, those in the north appear to be struggling to change their habits. Liverpudlians have only managed to reduce their carrier bag use by 8.8% and in the North East it’s not much higher at 12.7%.

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As one of the world’s leading Limousin bulls, Sauvignon is used to being crowned a cattle king.

Now his semen is at the centre of a scheme to help ASDA’s beef farmers.

Up to now seven-year-old Sauvignon’s semen has only been affordable to pedigree breeders.

But – in a move to help farmers produce top quality herds – ASDA is working in partnership with Anglo Beef Processors to make the semen available for all its beef farmers at a realistic price.

more Posted by AsdaPressRelease on 05 June 2008, 01:00

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HARD-UP families struggling to cope with rocketing energy prices and rises in the cost of living have been dealt another blow with research that shows the cost of sending a child to school has risen to £1,077 – the fastest rate for more than 10 years.

Rising food prices have hit the cost of school meals and packed lunches and high petrol prices have made the school run more expensive.

Hardest hit are lower income families, who have more children than better-off families, and spend a larger proportion of their income on school costs like uniforms, meals and transport.

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oday ASDA announced that over 17,000 colleagues will share in a £37.5 million payout thanks to the company’s sharesave plan.

The current stock price will mean colleagues who have saved a maximum of £250 per month for the past 3 years could pocket around £12,700 which is £3,700 more than their original £9,000 investment.

Despite uncertainty across global financial markets, Wal-Mart shares are widely regarded as some of the most stable performers and ASDA colleagues are reaping the benefits.

Colleagues who have chosen to cash in their shares are spending their money on anything from horses to holidays of a lifetime, from shark dives to boob reduction. Case studies are available from the ASDA press office but highlights include:

• A ‘mature’ female colleague is using the money to upgrade her 500cc Kawasaki to a 750cc

• Colleague who has booked herself for a boob reduction job with remaining funds left over for laser eye treatment

more Posted by AsdaPressRelease on 04 June 2008, 01:00

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Just in time for the summer holidays, ASDA today, 4th June, releases shock figures exposing a photo price rip off, as revealed in the independent Which survey.

The independent survey highlights the difference in the quality and price differences when processing digital 6×4 prints using the 1 hour service. The cost of 10 digital prints will cost you £1.80 at ASDA and nearly double the price at Boots who charge £3.00.

In the recent test performance, ASDA also led the way on quality of service scoring 69% based upon a combination of print quality, consistency, convenience and enlargements – Boots lagged someway behind with 54%, with Tesco, Jessops and Klick all disappointing with scores below 50%.

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Bangers and mash are firmly back on the menu as families look for ways to beat the credit crunch.

Asda has seen overall sales of its own brand Smartprice sausages and bacon rise by a massive 48.2%, with sales of the range’s gammon also increasing by a whopping 56%.

And, while a customer at Gordon Ramsay’s gastro pub The Devonshire will have to fork out £13 for sausages and gravy plus an extra £3.50 for mash, ASDA customers can feed the whole family a bangers, mash and carrot meal for less than £1.60.

more Posted by AsdaPressRelease on 02 June 2008, 01:00

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