Asda

Asda was formed in 1965 and has established itself as one of the UK’s biggest supermarket players. The grocer is renowned for its focus on everyday low prices and an extensive product assortment, operating mainly from large out-of-town supermarkets and hypermarkets across the UK. Retail Week provides news, analysis, features and opinion about Asda and the grocery sector.

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Asda to roll out more George concept stores this year
2026-02-26T15:31:00+00:00By Megan Robinson
Asda is ramping up the rollout of its standalone George concept, with plans to open 10 of these stores this year.
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Asda Opticians makes two leadership appointments amid investment programme
2026-02-23T15:06:00+00:00By Megan Robinson
Asda Opticians has appointed two new senior leaders and announced its £2.5m investment programme as part of its 2026 strategy.
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Asda appoints former B&Q and Sainsbury’s exec as new marketing boss
2026-02-13T16:47:00+00:00By Hugh Radojev
Asda has appointed former B&Q and Sainsbury’s executive as its new marketing boss.

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Asda calls on government to reconsider plans to defund leadership apprenticeships

2026-02-09T15:27:00+00:00By Hugh Radojev

Supermarket Asda has called on the government to reconsider cutting leadership and management apprenticeships funding, saying a failure to do so could stop young people from going from the shop floor to the boardroom.

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Union warns 1,200 jobs at risk as Asda outsources George deliveries to DHL

2026-01-20T17:00:00+00:00By Hugh Radojev

Asda has outsourced delivery of its George clothing brand to DHL, putting up to 1,200 jobs at risk, according to shopworkers union GMB

Asda takes aim at competitors and slashes the price of 2,300 products
2026-01-08T11:45:00+00:00By Helen Gilbert
Chart of the Week: How supermarkets performed at Christmas
2026-01-07T10:49:00+00:00By George Arnett
Asda Christmas sales fall despite consumers spending £13.8bn at supermarkets
2026-01-06T08:03:00+00:00By Aoife Morgan
Asda appoints former Microsoft exec as IT chief
2026-01-05T07:16:00+00:00By Ellis Hawthorne

‘Retail’s 12 gifts of Christmas – and beyond’
2025-12-19T06:30:00+00:00By George MacDonald
‘A cold Christmas looms for embattled Asda’
2025-12-11T13:16:00+00:00By George MacDonald
Asda only supermarket to see sales slide ahead of Christmas
2025-12-09T10:42:00+00:00By Aoife Morgan
Future Leaders 2025 - Who will be the CEOs of the future?
2025-12-01T06:30:00+00:00By Ellis Hawthorne

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