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Hat trick at the Scottish Business in the Community Awards!

Asda representatives

Asda scooped a hat trick of awards at the “Scottish Business in the Community Awards” last week for our Community Life initiative. We beat off tough competition to win the top accolade of Large Company of the Year 2013, the Building Stronger Communities Local Impact Award 2013 and the Volunteer of the Year Award 2013 went Elizabeth Arbuckle from Asda Toryglen.

Scottish Business in the Community Awards are the most influential, independent and peer-assessed responsible business awards in the UK. The awards organisers said they were “blown away” by Asda’s whole-hearted commitment to community engagement – as well as the dedication and hard work of all of the Community Life Champions.

Colleagues help to transform the Woodside Family Centre

Colleagues

Thanks to all the colleagues who went along to the Woodside Family Centre yesterday to carry out a full makeover of their sensory outdoor play areas! Martin Dawson, Helen Milford, Kevin McBride and all of the Regional Operations Managers for England and Wales, as well as colleagues from the Longwell Green store, went along to help. They also made a donation of £5047.93 for them to further enhance the centre.

Posted in Green Room News on 18 June 2013

We're looking for colleagues to help us with some research

Do you want to be part of an exciting piece of research to help understand what impact working at Asda has on you, our colleagues?

The Mom Complex

This is being conducted by The Mom Complex and will involve recording how you feel at certain points every day for a week – starting on 1st July and ending on 7th July 2013.

Colleagues will be required to submit responses on a smartphone app – routinely at the beginning and end of every day. You will also be required to highlight particular moments of ‘pleasure’ and ‘pain’ through your week.

Asda has worked with The Mom Complex to gain customer insights in the past, and following on from the success, we want to get the same level of insight from our colleagues!

To nominate yourself to take part in the research please email colleague.enagagement@asda.co.uk expressing your interest. You will then be sent a form to fill in and be added to the group – from which a diverse sample of colleagues will be chosen.

You will need your own smartphone to take part in the research.

Posted in Green Room News on 17 June 2013

Britain's lowest priced supermarket - for the 16th year running!

It’s official – we’ve been named Britain’s lowest priced supermarket for the 16th year in a row. Thanks to our dedicated colleagues and customers, we’ve once again won the Grocer 33 Price Award.

Our latest TV ad showcases the award and takes us on a journey through those 16 years from 1997 to 2013.

The award, which is based on an independent poll of real shoppers across the UK, compares the prices of everyday items across all the main supermarkets every week. And thanks to the Asda Price Guarantee no other supermarket comes close to Asda in terms of price or quality – we’re the only supermarket to have ever won the prestigious title in the award’s history!

Asda colleagues had a great time at this year's Associates Week!

Asda colleagues had a great time at this year’s Associates Week – even if half of them have lost their voices from all the chanting!

Colleagues

215 Asda colleagues jetted off on Sunday 2nd June to this year’s Associates Week in Fayetteville, USA, for a week full of activites. The colleagues had a packed agenda including a trip to the Walmart visitors centre, Walmart stores, Home Offices, a baseball game at Arvest Park, a suppliers fayre and performances from Elton John and Ed Sheeran.

Hugh Jackman Copyright Spencer Tirey

They also saw Andy Clarke present on behalf of the UK at the International Associates Conference. And as if that wasn’t enough, colleagues attended the Big Shareholders Meeting along with over 17,000 colleagues across Walmart – hosted by Hugh Jackman!