As supermarket fashion retailer George celebrates its 30th birthday this year, the business is cementing its charity partnerships with Diversity Role Models (DRM). This year the partnership includes a £100,000 donation to the charity, which focuses on embedding inclusion and empathy in the next generation. DRM strives to eliminate homophobic,…
Ever dreamt of merging two of your favourite takeaways together? Well dream no more, as Asda is bringing back its almighty Cheeseburger Pizza; just £3 for 10-inches of heaven.Back by popular demand, the Cheeseburger Pizza is loaded with tender marinated beef, red onion and meltingly moreish mozzarella on a rich tomato sauce base. And for the final…
From banana bread to focaccia and cookies to sourdough, lockdown has given the nation the baking bug as Brits all over the country seek solace in the kitchen during the pandemic.Asda has collaborated with the team behind FUEL10K, a small British business which supplies breakfast cereals, to launch Arise Bakery - a brand NEW range of baking…
As the nation prepares to applaud our frontline workers for the 9th week, George at Asda has designed a rainbow themed slogan t-shirt to raise money to support two key Charities. 100% of the profits are to be split equally between NHS Charities Together and The Care Workers’ Charity. The t-shirts are set to launch online and in stores from…
Today, Walmart has published its earnings for the first quarter of 2020 including financial results for its UK business, Asda, for the period 1st January to 31st March 2020*.The period, which incorporates the weeks of ‘stock up’ activity seen across the UK before ‘lockdown’ on 23rd March, saw Asda’s like for like sales, excluding petrol, increase…
With the nation coming together and continuing to stay at home to support the NHS and care workers, people are looking for easy ways to brighten up their mealtimes.As a homage to the NHS and care workers, Asda is launching a Rainbow Pizza – an edible interpretation of the iconic rainbow symbol that is providing people with hope during the…
Family spending power was down by £1.33 a week year-on-year in MarchThe data from March's Income Tracker also showed:•Family spending power fell by 0.6% in the year to March 2020, marking the first decrease since December 2017•Wage growth slowed for the seventh consecutive month, according to the latest data from the Office for National…
In a bid to continue its support for those in need during the current crisis, Asda has announced the launch of a food box featuring a selection of cupboard filling favourites and essential items to help vulnerable people obtain important everyday items during these unprecedented times.Available now on foodboxes.asda.com the box will typically…
The supermarket announces lowest ever prices across its steak range as well as Low Prices Every Day across 1,000’s of everyday essentials.As the nation navigates these challenging times and our spending and cooking habits evolve and adapt, there has been a significant decrease in the number of people buying more premium cuts of meat, resulting in…
This morning, Asda’s President and CEO Roger Burnley has written to customers to pledge Asda’s support for over 3,500 care homes across the country, as they continue to care for some of the nation’s most vulnerable people through COVID-19.Recognising the concerns of Asda’s customers and colleagues around the impact of COVID-19 on care homes, Mr…
From tomorrow (Friday 1st May) Asda will offer a new Call and Collect service for customers to pick up their medication without having to go into stores. All of Asda’s 255 pharmacies will now offer customers the opportunity to park up in designated bays outside the store, and call through to the Pharmacy to have their medication delivered direct…
Generous Asda customers have donated enough food to provide 140,000 meals to the Trussell Trust since the start of COVID-19.The supermarket has donation trolleys in almost 400 of its stores, with food already distributed to 244 food banks in the Trussell Trust’s network providing over 140,000 meals to people in financial crisis, as well as making…
To further support social distancing measures for customers, Asda has extended its Scan & Go Mobile offering to all 581 stores.From today, the mobile service is live in every Asda store, with customers able to download the app on their phone and use it to scan and pack their groceries as they shop.The supermarket recognises that right now,…
The Asda Income Tracker was £6.07 a week higher in February 2020 than a year beforeThe data from Asda's February 2020 Income Tracker also showed;Family spending power increased by 2.9% in the year to February 2020Inflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index, was down slightly at 1.7% in February 2020, having stood at 1.8% in JanuaryPrice…
Today Asda has announced that it has launched a free prescription delivery service across all of its 255 pharmacies to help get vital medication to its customers who are currently self-isolating, or less able to get into stores.During the Coronavirus pandemic, there has been a huge increase in prescriptions, and some customers aren’t currently…
In a continued effort to help provide food for local communities and those most in need, Asda has launched a ‘volunteer shopping card’ giving those self-isolating a contact-free way to allow others to collect and pay for their weekly shop.In response to the fact many people are relying on friends, neighbours and community volunteers to get their…
Asda has announced that it is extending its support for colleagues who are impacted by Covid-19 and needing to self-isolate. In addition to providing full pay to colleagues who have been identified by Government as needing to self-isolate for 12 weeks, the supermarket has also confirmed that it will be taking further steps to protect colleagues…
The extensive package of measures will provide over 4 million meals to families in poverty impacted by Coronavirus as well as giving more than 3000 charities the ability to access free food over the next three months as they fight to tackle the impacts of Coronavirus in their communities.The donation from the supermarket also will help the…
Supermarket Asda has today outlined a wide ranging package of measures it is implementing to help support its colleagues and other workers whose jobs have been impacted by Coronavirus.Acknowledging the ‘incredible efforts’ of Asda’s hourly paid retail and distribution colleagues, CEO Roger Burnley confirmed to colleagues that they will receive…
If gin is your thing, then you’ll love the new Pink Gin Cake from Asda.This pretty in pink cake, made up of layers of madeira sponge with a pink-gin flavoured soak combined with sweet jam, will be the standout dessert at any gathering. Covered with a frosting and miniature, edible gin bottles for added wow-factor, this cake almost looks too good…
