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Chair Allan Leighton says lower prices and an improved online service are attracting more shoppers
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Chair Allan Leighton says lower prices and an improved online service are attracting more shoppers
Asda has heralded its first quarterly growth in more than two years as the supermarket’s boss said it was attracting more shoppers with lower prices and an improved online service.
Allan Leighton, the executive chair of the UK’s third-largest grocer, said a 0.2% rise in sales at established stores, excluding fuel, in the three months to the end of June was “a huge milestone” which was “psychologically important for the business”. In the previous quarter sales had fallen 2.3%.
Asda has heralded its first quarterly growth in more than two years as the supermarket’s boss said it was attracting more shoppers with lower prices and an improved online service.
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Source: The Guardian · Sarah Butler. Published 28 Aug 2026, 01:00 pm.
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