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News Asda has announced plans to expand its internet services in a bid to take on rivals Sainsbury's and Tesco, having originally been slow to embrace ecommerce. An Asda spokeswoman said 157 out of the total 310 stores will offer online shopping by... [06 Nov 2006]
Asda unveils £2.5m high-tech trolleys
News Asda has taken the wraps off a range of high-tech shopping trolleys which it hopes will stop customers making off with them. The break can then only be released by an authorised Asda porter with a special handset. [08 Aug 2002]
Asda site sniffs out online bargains
News UK supermarket Asda has launched its first Internet shopping service, branded as 'Captain Value Mad'. The site offers a search facility which compares Asda prices with those of its online competitors. [19 Oct 1999]
Asda does away with cheques
News Supermarket chain Asda is to stop accepting cheques in a number of UK stores as more people are paying by card, it claims. An ASDA spokeswoman told silicon.com: "Less than two per cent of customers pay by cheque. [03 Apr 2006]
Asda and Unitel deal to challenge BT
News UK supermarket, Asda, has signed an agreement with Unitel Communications to provide telecoms services undercutting BT's rates. Asda Calltime will be 62 per cent lower than BT's rate on national daytime calls and up to 85 per cent on international... [07 Apr 2000]
Asda to ramp-up home shopping service
News Supermarket chain, Asda, has announced a £318m investment programme, including an expansion of its IT-based home shopping service. Asda, owned by US retail giant, Wal-Mart, is to double the scope of its home shopping service by opening two new... [10 Jan 2000]
Asda to start selling £279 PCs
News Wal-Mart-owned UK supermarket chain Asda is set to start selling sub-£300 PCs in its stores from next week. The eSys PCs come with 256MB of memory, an Intel Celeron 2.4GHz processor and a 40GB hard disk, and will be sold in Asda's 271 stores for... [18 Aug 2005]
Asda: 'We will do RFID'
News Supermarket giant Asda is to dip its toe into RFID waters, it was confirmed today. Simon Langford, manager of RFID strategy at Asda's US parent Wal-Mart, revealed today that the UK firm is seriously looking at RFID - despite its previous rejection... [07 Jun 2005]
Asda fancies itself as the new Amazon
News Asda is following the likes of Tesco and Amazon into the world of online home entertainment sales. Asda's decision to use the web to boost its non-food business follows a similar course taken by other supermarket chains. [26 May 2005]
AOL and Asda tie up Shopsmart deal
News Shopsmart, the online price comparison service, has signed an exclusive European marketing agreement with AOL and US retailer Wal-Mart's subsidiary Asda. The two US companies will jointly take a 22.5 per cent equity stake in ShopSmart in exchange... [09 Aug 2000]
Former Asda chief flies in to rescue Energis
News Former Asda boss Archie Norman is to take over the reins at troubled telco Energis. Norman made his millions four years ago when he sold Asda to the Wal-mart group. Conservative MP Norman is taking charge at the request of a consortium of banks... [15 Jul 2002]
Cellnet struggles to keep up with Asda demand
News Following revelations that Fujitsu stepped back from a deal to supply Tesco with laptops because it would not be able meet predicted demand, Cellnet has run into trouble in a deal to supply Asda with its U and Easylife mobile handsets. [10 Dec 1998]
Former Asda chief takes reigns as Lastminute chairman
News Leighton will take up the non-executive post from 20 October and plans to take up similar posts in at least six other ecommerce operations. He said in a statement: "Lastminute.com has very rapidly established an excellent market position and I... [11 Oct 2000]
In brief: Asda targets home shoppers
News Asda is to launch a dedicated home shopping service. Run from a warehouse and call centre in South London, it will target 450,000 customers in a six-mile radius. The supermarket will also launch a Web site selling cds, videos and books online... [29 Jun 1998]
This time in '99: Supermarkets pour millions into home shopping
News UK supermarket chains, Sainsbury's and Asda, have made major commitments to home shopping. Sainsbury's has said it will open a London-based home shopping depot costing up to £10m, while Asda is spending £20m on four warehouses in the London area. [15 May 2000]
