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| Subsidiary | |
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (1965) |
| Headquarters | Leeds, West Yorkshire, England |
Key people | Andy Bond, Chief Executive |
| Products | Grocery, General merchandise, financial services |
| Revenue | see Wal-Mart |
| £638 m | |
Number of employees | 150,000 (2006) |
| Parent | Wal-Mart |
| Website | www.asda.co.uk |
Asda Stores Ltd. is a British supermarket chain. It sells food, clothing, toys and general merchandise at a very cheap price. It became a subsidiary of the American retail giant Wal-Mart, the world’s largest store,[1] in 1999.[2] It is the largest chain in the UK beating Tesco.[3]
References
- ↑ "Global powers of retail report - wal mart remains world's largest global retailer - Deloitte & Touche". deloitte.com. http://www.deloitte.com/dtt/press_release/0,1014,cid%253D196099,00.html. Retrieved 7 October 2008.
- ↑ "Wal-Mart buys Asda in UK retail shock". Eurofood. 17 June 1999. Archived from the original on 8 July 2012. https://archive.is/sUm6. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
- ↑ "Co-op buys Somerfield for £1.57bn". BBC News Online. BBC. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7508982.stm. Retrieved 6 October 2008.
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