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Asda Stores Limited
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
Operating income
 £638 m
Number of employees
 150,000 (2006)
Parent Wal-Mart

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, in 1999. It is the largest chain in the UK beating Tesco.

Images for kids

  • Asda House, Leeds (19th July 2014) 003

    A bust of co-founder Peter Asquith outside Asda House in Leeds

  • Asda Supercentre, Swindon Haydon

    A Supercentre in Haydon, Swindon, branded Asda Walmart in 2013

  • Interior of ASDA Walmart Supercentre Milton Keynes

    Interior of Asda Supercentre Milton Keynes

  • Asda Living - Crown Point Retail Park - geograph.org.uk - 1145714

    An Asda Living branch in Leeds.

  • SmartPrice Logo

    Asda's former Smart Price logo, used until 2012

  • Asda self service petrol station, Middleton, Leeds (3rd May 2015)

    An unmanned Asda petrol station in Middleton, Leeds.

  • Supermarket in the centre of Hatfield. - geograph.org.uk - 83435

    This Asda Superstore, in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, which replaced an older store on the same site in 1999, has been given a refurbishment and updated logo since this picture was taken.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Asda para niños

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