Tag Archives: Asda

CHRISTMAS GETS REAL

November 27, 2012 – 2:17 pm

by Gwyneth Holland It’s November, so that means consumers are already well surrounded by Christmas marketing. But in Europe, it’s taking on a more realistic tone than the warm and sparkly fantasy festivities depicted in years past. The new wave of holiday campaigns addresses the many difficulties of the season, with UK supermarket Asda creating […]

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LOVE AMONG THE MANGOES

March 2, 2011 – 4:26 pm

by Kelly Stevens Looking for love? Brits can now try the produce aisle. The Asda supermarket chain has launched a website, AsdaDating.co.uk, that matches potential partners based on their shopping habits (Grocer.co.uk, 1 February 2011). It’s a potentially delicious idea, considering that a survey of 10,000 Asda shoppers found that 71% of men view supermarkets […]

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NATIVITY SEASON? IT’S A SNAP

December 16, 2010 – 4:41 pm

by Kelly Stevens Gone are the days when little Jimmy’s Joseph costume could be made with an old blue towel, or parents had to sit up until 3 a.m. trying to transform a white sheet into something fit for an angel. Pick up your shepherd, angel or king’s outfit at Asda, Tesco or Debenhams this […]

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A RIGHT ROYAL OPPORTUNITY

November 19, 2010 – 11:21 am

by Kelly Stevens You didn’t read it here first, but Ho! What fun! Prince William’s engaged to his long-term girlfriend, Kate Middleton. That’s one in the eye for the age of austerity. Time for a bit of jolly gawping and healthy debating on the monarchy, its history and its usefulness (or not) to the economy, […]

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