Asda Christmas sales fall despite consumers spending £13.8bn at supermarkets

Asda store Bletchley

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Asda was the only major British supermarket to see its sales fall over the peak Christmas trading period, despite consumers spending a record £13.8bn at the grocers.

Data from Worldpanel shows that the grocer’s market share fell one percentage point as sales dropped 4.2% in the 12 weeks to 28 December.

 

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