Asda and Deliveroo partner up for rapid grocery delivery roll-out August 5, 2022 Asda and Deliveroo have announced a partnership for the rapid delivery of groceries, with a roll-out launching in 15 stores. Wakefield, Leeds and Manchester are among the first cities for the roll-out, with 2,400 products available from the Asda range that can be ordered via Deliveroo. Asda plans to launch 300 stores on the Deliveroo [...]
Cost of living: Morrisons follows Tesco and Asda in announcing fuel price cut of 6p per litre August 3, 2022 Morrisons is the latest supermarket to announce it is slashing the price of fuel, as households struggle to stay afloat amid a cost of living crisis. The retailer said on Wednesday that it had cut the cost of unleaded and diesel by an average of six pence a litre over the last week at all [...]
Asos, Boohoo and George by Asda probed by watchdog on green claims July 29, 2022 Asos, Boohoo and Asda’s clothing arm George will be investigated by the competition watchdog to work out whether their green claims are misleading shoppers. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said retailers could face court action if their sustainability claims are found to be misleading. Fashion collections, such as ‘Responsible edit’ from ASOS, Boohoo’s current [...]
Government and major businesses work together to help households with cost of living July 21, 2022 The government will collaborate with leading businesses to help UK households facing the cost of living crisis, it said today. The Cost of Living Business Tsar and ex-chief of Just Eat David Buttress agreed retail deals and discounts with major businesses in the UK like Asda, Sainsbury’s, Amazon, and Vodafone as part of the Help [...]
Lurpak row: ASDA says £6 butter with security tag is not UK-wide policy or related to cost of living crisis July 5, 2022 ASDA has said it does not have a UK-wide policy to put security tags on butter in relation to the cost of living crisis. The supermarket giant responded after a journalist shared an image on social media, showing a pack of Lurpak in one of its stores, costing £6, with a tag on. This comes [...]
Asda chair calls for business tax relief amid historic inflation levels June 19, 2022 Retail grandee Stuart Rose has said the government was too slow to move on the cost of living crisis and historic levels of inflation. The Asda chair and former Marks & Spencer boss has urged ministers to help struggling households amid the “tough times.” Speaking on Aquis Exchange’s Full & Frank podcast, Rose said Asda [...]
Morrisons ups offer to bail out McColls in bid to claw chain back from Asda owning rivals May 8, 2022 Morrisons has put forward a last-minute offer to bail out McColls in a bid to claw it out the hands of its Asda owning rivals. Bradford headquartered supermarket chain Morrisons has improved its offer to buy McColls by vowing to pay its lenders immediately in full, Sky News first reported today. The improved offer comes [...]
Thousands of Asda warehouse workers back strike action over pay dispute May 5, 2022 Asda workers have voted in favour of strike action in a consultative ballot, with the GMB union saying staff were being “asked to swallow a real terms pay cut.” In a ballot of 8,000 GMB members, covering driver, warehouse and clerical roles, some 95 per cent indicated they were in support of industrial action. Staff have [...]
Issa brothers mull petrol empire sale as Asda owners eye Boots bid May 2, 2022 The billionaire brothers behind the blockbuster Asda takeover are reportedly in talks to sell their petrol forecourt business for some £12.bn. Zuber and Mohsin Issa are thought to be considering a proposal for Boots, with the high street chemist’s US owners hoping for a £7bn price tag. A sale of EG Group would unlock billions [...]
Households face extra £271 on annual food bill as grocery inflation highest since 2011 April 26, 2022 Households are facing an additional £271 to their grocery bill, with price inflation now standing at the highest level in over a decade. According to fresh data from Kantar, grocery price inflation has reached 5.9 per cent, the highest level since December 2011. Brits are facing a slew of price increases this spring, as businesses [...]