Asda and Tesco have been slammed by a watchdog for allegedly duping customers in their price wars. The BBC Watchdog programme alleges that Tesco’s value bulk items are actually more expensive than single items in some cases, while products in Asda’s ‘rollback’ scheme have actually gone up rather than down ...
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An American court has heard statements against retail giant Walmart in a closely-watched case alleging sexual discrimination. Betty Dukes, who is representing millions of female employees of the American company which owns UK supermarket chain Asda, filed suit in 2001. She alleges that the company failed to promote its female ...
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Two of the world’s biggest seafood producing companies have committed to more sustainable fishing methods. Asda supermarkets, which are owned by US group Walmart; and Princes, owned by Mitsubishi, have vowed to stop buying fish from companies which use fish aggregating devices (FADs).
The FADs, which attract large shoals of fish ...
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The teenage son of a wealthy UK businessman has died after attempting to jump from the roof of a Chalet in a French ski resort. Edward De Nunzio, who was found to be heavily intoxicated at the time of his death, was trying to jump from one Chalet roof to ...
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A parenting group has waged a war with retailers who refuse to hide lad mags from the view of children. Mumsnet, a website for concerned parents, has called on newsagents and other magazine retailers to put the saucy publications on the top shelf and to hide their covers.
Many retailers have ...
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Andy Bond is set to leave Asda this month, and as he does he is leaving behind the big “corporate life” as well.
The former chief executive of the FTSE 100 Index company worked his way to the top of the retailer after joining Asda in 1994. Since that time, he ...
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Marks & Spencer along with the Co-op have been crowned the greenest supermarkets in Britain in a new report.
Ethical Consumer magazine heralded both stores for outstanding eco-friendly credentials; particularly for Marks & Spencer’s palm oil sourcing and the Co-op’s measures for sourcing fish. The Co-op has been reaching to achieve ...
The UK’s largest retail chains have shut down delivery orders on their websites as extreme weather continues to dampen UK roads and railways.
Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Asda all suspended delivery orders online for their Scottish customers as the transport network across the country virtually shut down with icy conditions last week. ...
As the Christmas holidays quickly approach, retailers across the UK are already beginning to slash the prices on kids’ favourite items.
Sainsbury’s has jumped head first into the discount competition cutting its best-selling toys by nearly 50 per cent. The supermarket giant’s first holiday sale begins today and will run for ...
In its nine consecutive drop, disposable family incomes in the UK continue to be on the decline.
Research has shown that the typical family is now £4 per week worse off than the same time last year, says UK grocer Asda. People now have an average of £177 each week to ...
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