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Asda opens sustainability concept store in Leeds

Asda has opened a sustainability concept store in Leeds, which features product refill options, packaging-free products, etc. The opening of the store in Middleton, Leeds comes with a plastics reduction...

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Asda Commences Trial Run Of ‘Sustainability Store’ In Leeds

UK retailer Asda has announced that it has commenced the test run of its ‘sustainability store’ in Middleton, Leeds. The outlet aims to help shoppers reduce, reuse and recycle with...

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Walmart leaves Britain

The US retail giant is selling its UK chain, Asda, worth 6.8 billion pounds to TDR Capital’s owners. The new owners plan to invest1 billion pounds in the company. Walmart...

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Walmart Sells Asda To Billionaire British Brothers And TDR For $8.8bn

The British billionaire Issa brothers and private equity group TDR Capital have agreed to buy the British supermarket chain Asda from Walmart for an enterprise value of $8.8 billion and...

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Asda Introduces Blueberries In 100% Recyclable Punnets

UK retailer Asda has announced that it has rolled out blueberries in a fully recyclable punnet with a film lid. The innovative packaging will allow customers to recycle the whole...

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Uber Eats: 30-minute delivery from Asda stores

Asda is launching a test period with Uber Eats from its stores in Leeds and Birmingham. Customers will be able to order – with no minimum spend – from more...

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New shopping trolley cleaning machine kills bacteria

Asda is testing a shopping trolley cleaning machine that is said to kill 99.9 per cent of bacteria in 15 seconds. The new high-tech device uses electrostatically charged mist to...

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Talks restart for selling Asda

Asda’s parent company Walmart has restarted talks over the potential selling of a stake in the grocery retailer. The step comes more than a year after its failed merger with...

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Asda rolls out fully recyclable tube packaging for own-brand crisps

Asda has announced the introduction of a fully recyclable tube packaging for its own-brand crisps, Snax. The initiative is due to help Asda remove 98.2 tonnes of non-recyclable packaging from...

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Walmart Restarts Talks On Possible Sale Of Asda Stake

Walmart, the world’s biggest retailer, has restarted talks with potential buyers of a stake in its British supermarket arm Asda, a Walmart spokesperson said on Monday. The talks had been put...

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Asda partners with Uber Eats to launch 30-minute grocery delivery

Asda has become the first UK supermarket to strike a deal with Uber Eats, offering grocery delivery in as little as 30 minutes. The trial, which launches this week from...

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Asda To Remove Plastic Forks From Salads And Protein Bowls

UK retailer Asda is to remove plastic forks from its own-brand salads and protein bowls as part of its pledge to ‘Use less and recycle more’. The new packaging for...

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FMCG retail is a pillar of social stability Last time PLMALive.eu, the monthly video magazine of the Private Label Manufacturers Association was about the influence of COVID-19 on European retail,...

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Asda’s Commits Support To Care Homes During COVID-19

Asda’s president and CEO, Roger Burnley, has pledged the retailer’s support for over 3,500 care homes across the UK. In an email to shoppers, Burnley said that Asda will be extending...

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Asda Slashes Prices Of Steaks To Support UK Farmers

UK retailer Asda has announced that it has launched a ‘lowest ever prices’ offer across its steak range to help British farmers during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the retailer will...

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Asda Introduces ‘Scan & Go Mobile’ Service In All Stores

UK retailer Asda has rolled out the ‘Scan & Go Mobile’ service in all 581 stores to encourage contactless shopping in wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The service allows customers...

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Billionaire petrol industry entrepreneurs eye Asda

Asda is reportedly surrounded by petrol station tycoons and private equity houses after US owner Walmart confirmed it was in talks to sell its share last week. Walmart is thought...

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Asda offers one-hour click- and-collect service

Asda has launched a new click-and-collect service that makes it possible for shoppers to pick up their online orders in less than an hour. With Express Click and Collect, shoppers...

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Asda Unveils ‘Fishing For Plastic’ Initiative To Tackle Pollution

British retailer Asda has announced the launch of a new initiative, ‘Fishing For Plastic’, with which the Walmart-owned operator will seek to tackle marine pollution. As part of the initiative,...

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Asda picks Middleton Leeds store to launch sustainability concept

From May, Asda’s Middleton store in Leeds will become the first Asda store where shoppers can fill up their own containers of products. Asda has unveiled plans to launch its...

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Asda Switches To 100% Recyclable Trays For Entire Steak Range

UK retailer Asda has announced that it has switched to 100% recyclable cardboard trays for its entire steak range. The initiative will allow the retailer to remove more than 23...

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Tesco battles discounters with paid-for loyalty card

Tesco becomes the first major British supermarket group to offer a subscription customer loyalty scheme. This serves as a weapon in its fight against German-owned discounters. No less than 19...

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Asda pushes forward plastic reduction commitment

Asda has removed more than 6500 tonnes of plastic packaging from its own brand range since February 2018 Asda has stepped up its commitment to plastic reduction by bringing forward...

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Four ways retailers are reducing food waste

Retailers globally are launching campaigns to become more sustainable. One of the main initiatives being adopted is seeing them target food waste. We looked at four initiative ways retailers are...

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Asda Introduces Fresh Herbs In Sustainable Packaging

UK retailer Asda has announced that it has replaced plastic pots in its fresh herbs assortment with sustainable containers. The plastic wrap around the herbs has also been swapped with...

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Asda Trials In-Store Pop-Up Charity Clothing Shop

UK retailer Asda has announced that it is testing an in-store charity clothing shop, Re-Loved, in its Milton Keynes store to encourage customers to reuse, repurpose or recycle their unwanted...

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Asda signs up its fridges to keep the UK warm this winter

Supermarket’s freezers will help power 8,500 homes by matching defrost times to blackouts or surges in demand Hundreds of Asda supermarket stores will help power the UK’s electricity system this...

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Asda Uses Non-Recyclable Plastic For Car Park Makeover

UK retailer Asda has announced that it has resurfaced its car park in Wakefield with non-recyclable plastic from discarded water bottles. The initiative is part of Asda’s commitment to reduce...

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Asda uses 90,000 plastic bottles for car park resurfacing

Asda has utilised 90,000 plastic water bottles to resurface the car park of its Wakefield store as the grocer finds news ways to recycle. The plastic was ground to tiny...

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Asda To Remove Plastic Carrier Bags With Online Grocery Deliveries

UK retailer Asda has announced that it will stop offering single-use plastic carrier bags with its online grocery orders, effective 31 July. The retailer will remove the option of ‘bagged’...

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