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Asda says Daily Deals helped drive traffic up 25%

Asda says it is making its Daily Deals promotion a permanent part of its online offering after a trial this summer played a major part in increasing traffic by a quarter

Asda to hit £1 billion online revenue by 2011?

Asda plans for radical expansion include an additional 1500 jobs to be created at its home shopping and Asda Direct web site, over one million products for sale online, and £1 billion sales per annum by 2011.

Asda admits misreading the pace online

The battle for supremacy of the UK's online grocery spend is hotting up as Asda announces it's to take on 1,800 new employees to launch a massive expansion of its online offering. This expansion coincides with the company admitting that it "misread the pace of the internet retailing revolution".

Are supermarkets failing to deliver the goods?

A mystery-shopper test has revealed that not one of five online supermarkets tested could deliver all of the items on a shopping list. This "dismal service" was just one of 11 checks made on leading supermarket sites including Tesco, Ocado and Asda.

Will you be carrying the turkey home from the supermarket?

In many parts of the country, consumers hoping to order their Christmas food supplies online have already missed the boat. Demand is already outstripping supply to the point that Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda and Ocado have already all but filled up their pre-Christmas fresh produce delivery slots.

Asda's Den boosts British clothing designers

Is the UK shoppers' growing desire for locally-produced food having an impact on other product purchases? Asda seems to think so. While other retailers are introducing organic cotton and/or fair trade clothes Asda is launching a "Made in the UK" range.

Asda to move clothing ranges online

Asda is extending its online offering next year to include its George clothing range. Its non-transactional clothing site currently receives around 90,000 hits a month.

Tesco will have to become an Estate Agent

... in addition to being a grocer, of course! The Office of Fair Trading determined it was acting like and estate agent and so therefore should register as one (abiding by the rules that govern estate agents).


Supermarkets gain over Christmas

Online sales for supermarkets are up year-on-year and electrical goods and drink are driving the increase through micro sites rather than through the main store pages.

Asda beats Sainsbury's to number two spot in online sales

Like Bill Gates, Asda may have been slow on the uptake when it came to understanding the potential of the internet. But now it's finally noticed the internet is there, it looks as though it might just be doing something right...