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Interesting piece on ASDA from 2003, so think about how the suppliers are 'integrated' now ....

Suppliers paying the Asda price
It is difficult to argue with the performance of Asda in the retail market in the last couple of years. Consistently outperforming the sector in growth and eating more market share by the month, the chain must be pleasing its customers at the very least.

The decision to move towards a single supplier for fresh produce will not please its supply base anywhere near as much. It is both the logical climax and ? for some ? worst case scenario of a chain of events that has spanned the last five years.

As the negatively affected suppliers had failed to comment by the time we went to press this week, I am not going to talk for them. But it looks from the outside like they have been taken in, chewed up and spat out by the retail machine.

Asda may have nothing to hide. It may have fronted up to the situation. But it has also insisted on the highest level of commitment to the Asda business from suppliers ? in some cases excluding them from any other retail partnerships. This leaves them with many previously open avenues blocked off. It all amounts to a very uncertain future.

In the long run, the supply chain will quite possibly benefit from the de-risking that Asda believes will come from this move. In the short term, there is the small matter of large, established and extremely experienced companies with hundreds of dedicated employees losing their Asda business.

Value engineering, every day low costs et al have been taken on board as suppliers integrated themselves into the Asda framework. What price are the jettisoned now going to pay?


Cheers,

PM

rotflmfao!!!!!!!!!!!

desperation to be noticed or what

dear oh dear, I told you it would slip to 20p by Friday, this pillok is something else.

Story published: Tue 12 Jul 05 09:01
Asda possible replacement for Baugur in 1.1bn Somerfield bid
Reports are circulating that Asda could fill the void left by Baugur in the consortium bidding for control of the Somerfield group.

Media speculation suggests there is still room for a retailer within the consortium, made up of private equity group Apex, Barclays Capital and property tycoon Robert Tchenguiz, after Baugurs withdrawal, following fraud charges being levelled at chief executive Jon Asgeir Johannesson back in Iceland.

Sources close to the consortium were reported as saying that a new partner is not necessary but refused to rule out the possibility as newspaper speculation linked Asda as a potential replacement.

The retailer is thought to have attempted to join the consortium several months ago, but was turned down.

ROTFLMFACH&BO

you couldn`t dream up such a cretin, yesterdays news, 2003 news- what a patronising old tart this old pro. is.

Asda reorganises as supermarket war heats up

13/07/2005 - There's more movement in the UK's supermarket battle for supremacy, as Asda announced yesterday it is cutting 200 management jobs and adding about 1,200 store positions as part of a reorganisation.

The shakeup, coupled with the strategies of Asda's competitors, makes the UK market unclear for grocery suppliers, who must cope with the buying power of the four dominant groups. Tesco, the market leader, is being aggressively pursued by Asda, Sainsburys and the Safeway/Morrison groups hold an 80 per cent share of the UK market.


Somerfield, the fifth largest chain, is currently considering offers in the 1bn range from a consortium of investment firms and from London & Regional, a property group. The Guardian news paper today speculated that Asda may join the consortium after the Baugur Group, a retailer in Iceland, was forced to drop out this week due to legal issues.

The supermarket chain Asda could be interested in replacing Baugur in the consortium, the Guardian reported, claiming that the chain had attempted to join the bid several months ago but was rebuffed.

Asda spokesperson Nick Agarwal told FoodProductionDaily.com that the Guardian story was "just speculation".

In Asda's latest announcement president and chief executive officer Andy Bond said the 200 management jobs will be phased out over "the coming days" at the company's Leeds and Lutterworth centers in northern England as roles are merged. The management structure at its 265 stores will be simplified, he said.

The strategy is designed to improve Asda's underlying performance in the market over the next 12 to 18 months. Bond said the company will also "bring back proven talent" and restructure its headquarters to "simplify the business". Each store in the chain will also recruit about eight staff for frontline customer service roles. The plan will create 1,200 jobs.

As part of the restructuring, Angela Spindler has been given a newly created role as customer and strategy director. She will maintain responsibility for marketing, format development and business strategy.

In May Asda said that its quarterly operating profits had been below expectations after a "challenging" period limited sales growth to the low single digits.

In 2005 Asda plans to open at least new stores throughout the UK, creating another 5,000 new jobs and adding one million sq ft net of new sales space. As reported earlier in FoodProductionDaily.com, ASDA is in the process of purchasing 12 Safeway stores in Northern Ireland.

In addition to its food stores, Asda has diversified into other merchandise business as part of its strategy. The chain was purchased by Wal-Mart Stores six years ago and is the US retail giant's main foothold to the European market.

The UK grocery market was worth 119.8bn in 2004, a growth of 4.2 per cent over the previous year according to IGD Research. The research firm forecasts that the market value will rise to 133.5bn by the end of 2009, with much of the growth attributable to inflation.

IGD predicts that development of the UK grocery retail market will continue to be restricted by a combination of slow population growth, price competition and growth in the foodservice sector as an alternative channel.

http://www.foodproductiondaily.com/news/news-ng.asp?id=61268-asda-reorganises-as

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KBC Peel Hunt issued a new research note on 6/7/05, anyone seen it ?

http://www.peelhunt.com/home.asp

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PM

 

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Cheers,

PM

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Pay attention to Paul !!!!!!

I think from memory St.Paul was crucified upside dowm , maybe history- purely polemically of course will be repeated, soon, make it soon.

Crikey! You are all mad. Can we get some meaningfullllll dialok ere' pluese?

Niels,, i knew you couldn't spell

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cyril

Nice one cyril..

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One named Peter the other named Paul
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Come back Peter , F**k off Paul

Morning SD - dont mince your words - why not say what you really mean!!

Personally I find some of the research by Paul helpful - just wish he would not try and take over the site. Edited highlights would be fine.

Morning Bos, morning all - a hot and sticky night down south - temperatures already 23C - another fine day in prospect - I wonder what surprises SEO has in store for us?

Baza

morning baza. yes ,very hot and sticky last night. feeling like it's going to be a bit muggy today. i agree with you , baza, some of pm1's research is helpful. but only some. he is very similar in style to ii.
cyril, this presentation? who is it to?

also, can someone explain that line on the graph? it looks like the price dropped to zero..........