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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Analysis
ChatGPT agent mode on trial: how Sainsbury’s, Wickes and more handle AI as a customer
2025-09-02T06:00:00+01:00By Ellis Hawthorne
Most retailers aren’t yet ready to be shopped by customers using an AI agent. At least, that’s what our test of ChatGPT’s Agent mode showed when Retail Week put it through its paces on some typical shopping missions.
News
ChatGPT shopping agent falters on half of UK’s big four grocers
2025-09-02T06:00:00+01:00By Ellis Hawthorne
Shoppers using ChatGPT’s new agent to complete their online shopping may run into technical difficulties on half of the UK’s ‘big four’ supermarkets, Retail Week has found.
Analysis
‘We love it when everybody writes us off’: Asda boss sees light at the end of the tunnel
2025-08-28T15:09:00+01:00By Hugh Radojev
After posting its best quarterly like-for-likes in over a year, and with its torturous IT transition almost behind it, the first rays of sunlight are finally shining on Asda. Even so, executive chair Allan Leighton knows the retailer still has plenty of work left to do

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News

Asda enjoys best like-for-like quarter in over a year

2025-08-28T12:01:00+01:00By Hugh Radojev

Asda has reported a drop in total and like-for-like sales, but enjoyed its best like-for-like quarter in over a year. While now over, its IT upgrade also continues to affect product availability and will impact sales in the current quarter.

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Asda launches new sustainability finance scheme for UK suppliers

2025-08-22T13:51:00+01:00By Hugh Radojev

Grocery giant Asda has partnered with Lloyds Bank to launch a sustainability-linked supply chain programme for UK suppliers.

Marks & Spencer raids Asda for top people hire
2025-08-12T13:15:00+01:00By George MacDonald
Asda £1bn IT transition to complete within weeks
2025-08-11T06:22:00+01:00By Ellis Hawthorne
Asda to launch new ecommerce insight platform Asda Xpert
2025-08-06T23:01:00+01:00By Hugh Radojev
Asda eyes £400m sale-and-leaseback deal to fund turnaround push
2025-08-04T14:38:00+01:00By Hugh Radojev

Asda earmarks £12m for Yorkshire store upgrades
2025-08-01T11:15:00+01:00By Hugh Radojev
Asda to offer underperforming staff extra training as part of turnaround efforts
2025-07-21T10:08:00+01:00By Hugh Radojev
Asda boss Allan Leighton confirmed to speak at LIVE: Retail Week x The Grocer 2026
2025-07-15T23:01:00+01:00By Retail Week staff
Co-op backs controversial Labour business rates raid on supermarkets
2025-07-15T11:33:00+01:00By Fergus Wolfenden

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