Asda to invest in price cuts to battle drop in sales and market share Supermarket chain’s sales drop 1% to £21.7bn despite food price inflation of 3% for most of 2024 The Guardian - UK · Mar 14, 2025
Asda revival no ‘quick fix’ as supermarket spending drive to knock profits Asda, which is the UK’s third-largest supermarket, launched a turnaround plan under new boss Allan Leighton. Evening Standard · Mar 14, 2025
Asda cuts fuel prices by 4p per litre amid drop in wholesale costs It comes after the RAC said fuel prices should fall from a six-month high. Evening Standard · Mar 14, 2025
Notes on chocolate: the Easter choc-a-thon is on its way Time to get cracking… The Guardian - UK · Mar 9, 2025
London's newest property development hotspot revealed as hopes grow about £2bn station HS2 boss says Old Oak Common in west London is a target area for developers Evening Standard · Mar 4, 2025
Strangest supermarket substitutions include dog treats instead of steak, poll shows Almost a third of online deliveries from grocers such as Tesco and Aldi included a swapped item, says Which? The Guardian - UK · Mar 1, 2025
‘Fish steaks for cup cakes’ feature among strange supermarket substitutions Which? found 29% of online grocery shoppers said they received a substitution in their most recent order. Evening Standard · Mar 1, 2025
The strangest substitutions made in online supermarket orders Which? found 29 per cent of online grocery shoppers said they received a substitution in their most recent order The Independent UK · Mar 1, 2025
Joe Wicks’ easy midweek meals: Three hassle-free, budget-friendly recipes to get you through the week The Body Coach has created a trio of nutritious, no-fuss dinners that won’t break the bank. With a slow cooker sweet potato hotpot, a fiery Mexican meatball traybake and a hearty Italian chicken and orzo bake, these are the meals to make when you’re short on time but still want… The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2025
‘The tyranny of apps’: those without smartphones are unfairly penalised, say campaigners From loyalty cards, to restaurant meal deals or simply parking your car – it is harder and harder to get by without signing up to a multitude of apps The Guardian - UK · Feb 22, 2025
Marks & Spencer Named UK's Best Supermarket For In-store Shopping; Beats Tesco and Aldi Brits have voted for their favourite and least favourite grocery stores, the results show customers favor quality over affordability. International Business Times UK · Feb 22, 2025
Say yes to the dress? Here comes the supermarket bridesmaid gown The cost of living crisis isn’t going away but neither are weddings. With budgets being slashed, even supermarkets are coming for the bridal market The Guardian - UK · Feb 20, 2025
Brits name the ‘best’ supermarket for 2025 – and it’s one of the most expensive One surprising entry ranked high above the others The Independent UK · Feb 18, 2025
Waitrose to stop selling suffocated farmed prawns, as campaigners say they feel pain As the supermarket vows to introduce electrical stunning for its farmed prawns, campaigners call on others to follow suit The Guardian - UK · Feb 15, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Feb 15, 2025 ‘Slightly plasticky … would avoid’: the best (and worst) supermarket spinach and ricotta tortelloni Whose tortelloni are pillows of pasta perfection, and whose taste like postage stamps? Our quick-cook columnist has the answers …
Evening Standard · Feb 9, 2025 Gino D'Acampo breaks his social media silence after sexual misconduct allegations The TV chef, 48, is facing ‘dozens’ of accusations of misconduct spanning 12 years,
The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2025 Gino D’Acampo meets fans after ‘sexually inappropriate’ behaviour accusations Celebrity chef Gino D’Acampo met fans at an Asda supermarket while promoting his new book, amid recent accusations of “sexually inappropriate” behavior which he has strongly denied.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 8, 2025 ‘Unusually soft, mushy, oddly bland’: the best (and worst) baked beans, tasted and rated by Felicity Cloake Our resident perfectionist applies her forensic insight to the high street’s baked bean offerings
The Independent UK · Feb 5, 2025 Every major supermarket turns on Starmer over tractor tax Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons and Asda sign up to damning letter warning over ‘the long-term stability of the nation's food resilience’
Evening Standard · Feb 5, 2025 Moody's sounds alarm on Asda's credit rating as sales and market share slump again Veteran retailer Allan Leighton has vowed to “restore Asda’s DNA” after taking over as chair in November
Evening Standard · Feb 4, 2025 Best dairy free Easter eggs 2025 taste tested: Top picks from Hotel Chocolat, M&S and more These plant-based chocolate eggs are ‘no yolk’ when it comes to taste
Evening Standard · Feb 4, 2025 Best Easter egg deals and tips for sweet savings Shell out less for the most popular Easter eggs
Evening Standard · Feb 4, 2025 Weird and wonderful Easter eggs of 2026: From sculptural bunnies to a bunny-shaped Benedict Cumberbatch Eggstravagant designs that would make the Easter Bunny’s head spin
The Guardian - UK · Feb 3, 2025 Thousands of Asda workers win latest stage in decade-long equal pay case GMB union says the mostly female shop staff are on ‘cusp of justice’ with claim that could cost supermarket £1.2bn
Evening Standard · Feb 3, 2025 Thousands of Asda shop workers move closer to payouts in historic equality case Unions have suggested a fresh tribunal ruling could pave the way for store staff to receive back pay collectively worth up to £1.2 billion.