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‘It’s not inevitable’: Asda chair on how his turnaround will hold off Aldi threat

Allan Leighton on government help, talk of a reheated merger with Sainsbury’s – and the vital role of bananas

The Guardian - UK

Asda reveals sales recovery as it strikes partnership deal with Ocado

Asda said like-for-like sales dipped by 0.8% over the three months to March 31, compared with a year earlier.

Evening Standard

UK supermarket giant teams up with Ocado to overhaul home deliveries

The major supermarket chain will first work on upgrades for its website and online shopping

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Asda strikes deal with Ocado to upgrade online shopping

The partnership comes amid a major turnaround plan at Asda led by executive chairman Allan Leighton.

Evening Standard

Food price rises unlikely before summer, says boss of Sainsbury’s

Simon Roberts says Easter shop will be unaffected by Middle East conflict, but industry warns prices may rise this year

The Guardian - UK

'No fuel' signs reported at UK supermarket petrol stations as Middle East conflict 'causes supply issues'

It comes as the price of petrol jumped above 150p per litre for the first time in almost two years

Evening Standard

Drivers face ‘temporary fuel shortages’ as demand surges amid Iran conflict

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Ministers should ‘start doing stuff’ to help farmers and cut fuel costs, says Asda boss

Allan Leighton predicts food prices will inevitably rise, as group’s full-year profits dive by a third to £764m

The Guardian - UK

Iran war causing ‘temporary shortages’ at some petrol pumps, says Asda boss

The UK’s second largest fuel retailer also rejected accusations that petrol sellers might be ‘profiteering’ from higher pricing.

Evening Standard

Asda warns of ‘temporary shortages’ at some petrol pumps amid Iran war

Comments from boss Allan Leighton come as squeeze on supplies drives average UK petrol price above 150p a litre

The Guardian - UK

UK supermarket boss warns fuel supply is ‘tight’ as petrol prices soar above 150p a litre

The UK’s second-largest fuel retailer has seen ‘bumper demand’ from drivers reacting to price volatility

The Independent UK

Asda boss Allan Leighton says ‘plenty to do’ in turnaround as sales fall

The UK’s third largest supermarket chain revealed on Friday that sales, excluding fuel, dropped by 3.3% to £21 billion in 2025.

Evening Standard

Top supermarket boss accuses Labour of ‘constraining’ British businesses

Allan Leighton was CEO of Asda in the 1990s and said governments engaged and supported firms more back then

The Independent UK

Asda hits out at government for ‘killing confidence’ among consumers

But supermarket blames ‘self-inflicted’ IT problems that left gaps on shelves for 3.7% drop in sales

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Asda recovery ‘set back six months’ by botched IT upgrade

Disruption from the IT transition led to ‘inconsistent availability levels across stores and particularly online’, the supermarket chain said.

The Guardian - UK

Asda to raise £568m in store sell-off as sales continue to fall

Supermarket still losing market share despite effort under Allan Leighton to win over customers with price cuts

Evening Standard

'Stop taxing everything': Big business bosses warn Chancellor Rachel Reeves ahead of Budget

Asda chairman Allan Leighton said the Treasury should invest in Britain rather than ‘taxing everything in some way, shape or form’

The Independent UK

Asda chairman issues inflation warning to Rachel Reeves

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Asda boss urges Rachel Reeves to ‘stop taxing everything’

Allan Leighton advises chancellor to not launch new tax raid in upcoming budget but invest in Britain if she wants to grow the economy

The Guardian - UK

Asda says new business taxes mean customers are ‘feeling it’ at the till

Discounter to invest in keeping prices down and putting more staff on the shop floor as it reports drop in sales

Evening Standard

Asda says product availability in shops knocked by major IT upgrade

Asda boss Allan Leighton said he has seen a ‘clear improvement’ in performance at the UK’s third-largest supermarket chain.

The National (Scotland)

Product availability in major supermarket knocked by IT upgrade

ASDA has said recent sales have been knocked by “temporary disruption” to product availability following its delayed IT systems upgrade

The Guardian - UK

Asda is still misfiring in supermarkets’ non-existent price war

With sales and market share shrinking, the notion that the chain could imperil Tesco and Sainsbury’s always felt fanciful

The Guardian - UK

Asda owner slumps to near £600m loss as sales fall

Group battles heavy debts and problems transferring IT systems from former parent Walmart

Evening Standard

Tesco to shed light on sales as ‘awful April’ bill hikes squeeze budgets

The UK’s biggest supermarket chain will unveil its financial results for the first three months of its financial year on Thursday.

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