Asda Direct - Blu-ray Forum

JoeBath1994 · 01-14-2015, 02:14 PM

Hey guys, I dont suppose anyone's heard about Asda possibly going away with their film and tv section on their website? They didn't get any new blu rays or dvds on their website in weeks and now if you visit their website, http://direct.asda.com/Film-TV/AD070...sellers&sz=200 there are only 6 products.

If anyone's got any news, that would be great!

malcy30 · 01-14-2015, 02:33 PM

Would not be surprised if they stopped the online sale of BD and DVD. Their online range has always been poor and focused on the big "Hollywood" new releases. Like Tesco they don't run with a wide range of titles.

The only supermarket with a good BD range was Sainsburys but they stopped a year or so ago, claiming it was uneconomic to continue and switching to downloads, although they still sell a small selection of disks in store.

Its a pity that these days you are left with only Amazon and theHut group (includes Zavvi) selling online plus a limited number of more niche players. There are also the marketplace sellers on Amazon, Play, Rakuten, ebay etc.

chip75 · 01-14-2015, 04:51 PM

ASDA did have it's own entertainment site a few years ago before combining with Direct. I've been looking on their site on and off for a few weeks as they have £2 BDs come and go out of stock but I get 169 titles in my search with many OOS.

derek_1999 · 01-14-2015, 06:26 PM

Well - scratch another place that delivered pre-orders early (would get 99% of mine on the Friday or Saturday before release).

Also good for returns (as you could do it in-store).

Guess that only leaves Tesco as an on-line competitor to Amazon.

Shame.

rapta · 01-14-2015, 07:00 PM

This is like Sainsbury's Entertainment or Play.com all over again, except they didn't stock Eureka titles and have a ridiculous blow-out sale just before their demise. Shame really as they probably had the fastest free delivery of any of the online retailers.

Ste7en · 01-14-2015, 08:17 PM

The way Asda stock and display them instore is a total shambles as well. I don't know why they even bother.

They used to be fine. Mostly chart titles and a few discounted back catalogue ones for under a tenner.

One or two always found their way into our trolley while doing a weekly shop

01-14-2015, 02:14 PM	#1
JoeBath1994 Member Member since:May 2013 4K collection:11 Blu-ray collection:73	Asda Direct Hey guys, I dont suppose anyone's heard about Asda possibly going away with their film and tv section on their website? They didn't get any new blu rays or dvds on their website in weeks and now if you visit their website, http://direct.asda.com/Film-TV/AD070...sellers&sz=200 there are only 6 products. If anyone's got any news, that would be great!

01-14-2015, 02:33 PM	#2
malcy30 Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Jan 2011 Location:Somewhere in the South Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Trading Score:1	Would not be surprised if they stopped the online sale of BD and DVD. Their online range has always been poor and focused on the big "Hollywood" new releases. Like Tesco they don't run with a wide range of titles. The only supermarket with a good BD range was Sainsburys but they stopped a year or so ago, claiming it was uneconomic to continue and switching to downloads, although they still sell a small selection of disks in store. Its a pity that these days you are left with only Amazon and theHut group (includes Zavvi) selling online plus a limited number of more niche players. There are also the marketplace sellers on Amazon, Play, Rakuten, ebay etc.

01-14-2015, 04:51 PM	#3
chip75 Blu-ray Grand Duke Top contributor Member since:Oct 2010 Location:Wales 4K collection:304 Blu-ray collection:3100 DVD collection:1782 iTunes collection:230 Trading Score:9	ASDA did have it's own entertainment site a few years ago before combining with Direct. I've been looking on their site on and off for a few weeks as they have £2 BDs come and go out of stock but I get 169 titles in my search with many OOS.

01-14-2015, 06:26 PM	#4
derek_1999 Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Jan 2013 Location:UK 4K collection:1 Blu-ray collection:786	Well - scratch another place that delivered pre-orders early (would get 99% of mine on the Friday or Saturday before release). Also good for returns (as you could do it in-store). Guess that only leaves Tesco as an on-line competitor to Amazon. Shame.

01-14-2015, 07:00 PM	#5
rapta Blu-ray Duke Top contributor Member since:Mar 2013 Location:Hants, UK 4K collection:70 Blu-ray collection:5438 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:7	This is like Sainsbury's Entertainment or Play.com all over again, except they didn't stock Eureka titles and have a ridiculous blow-out sale just before their demise. Shame really as they probably had the fastest free delivery of any of the online retailers.

01-14-2015, 08:17 PM	#6
Ste7en Blu-ray Baron Member since:Apr 2013 Location:Durham, UK 4K collection:908 Blu-ray collection:7761 DVD collection:68 Trading Score:4	The way Asda stock and display them instore is a total shambles as well. I don't know why they even bother. They used to be fine. Mostly chart titles and a few discounted back catalogue ones for under a tenner. One or two always found their way into our trolley while doing a weekly shop

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