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Asda: A Leader in UK Supermarkets
Asda is a UK supermarket chain established in 1949, following a merger. They have stores of various sizes and sell a wide range of food, drinks, clothing, and homeware. Their offerings include fresh fruit and vegetables, bakery goods, frozen food, chilled items, and seasonal products. Asda’s homewares range from irons and blenders to hoovers, microwaves, and mini-fridges.
Based in Leeds, the chain has changed ownership over the years and is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of the American company Walmart. Despite Walmart’s takeover in 1999, Asda has retained its own British board and management.
Often considered one of the "big 4" supermarkets in the UK, along with Tesco, Sainsbury’s, and Morrisons, Asda promotes itself based on affordability and value, though it’s not a cut-price discount store like Aldi or Lidl. This strategy extends not only to its food and drink division but also to its mobile phones, clothing, and financial services.
Asda operates more than 610 locations across the UK, with varying store sizes from supermarkets to superstores and dedicated homeware stores. The supermarket is especially popular in cities like London, Manchester, and Glasgow.
Opening hours for Asda stores vary depending on the day of the week, location, and store size. Generally, Asda is open from 7 am to midnight Monday-Friday, 7 am to 10 pm on Saturday, and 10 am to 4 pm on Sunday. Some locations even operate 24 hours a day. On public holidays such as New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Christmas, Boxing Day, and bank holidays, opening hours may be different due to licensing changes and local regulations. Use our store locator to check store hours, contact details and reviews.
- Asda staff can give out “smile” vouchers to customers at their discretion, typically for enduring long queues or if a product is out of stock.
- The store sells discounted produce in its “Wonky Veg Box,” which features items that are less aesthetically pleasing but still entirely edible.
- Asda has won the ‘Lowest Price Supermarket Award’ from The Grocer for 16 years.
- Asda originally opened as Hindell’s Dairy Farmers.
- The name “Asda” is an abbreviation of “Associated Dairies.”
As one of the UK’s largest supermarket chains, Asda offers a broad range of foods, homewares, and clothing at competitive prices. Their stores stock fresh produce, bakery goods, chilled and frozen items, and other typical supermarket products. Some stores also have fish counters. The size of a store often determines the range of homewares available. Larger Asda stores even carry a full range of appliances and home décor, while smaller stores may have limited selections. Additionally, Asda’s clothing brand, George, is available in most of its stores, catering to men, women, children, and babies.
Asda’s modest beginnings can be traced back to the Asquith family in Knottingley, where they operated several butcher shops. They joined forces with a group of farmers to form Associated Dairies. In 1963, Asda, as it is known today, emerged on the site of a converted cinema in Castleford. Over the next two years, three more stores were opened. In 1965, the Asquith family and Associated Dairies formally merged to create Asda.
The company continued to expand, opening more stores and diversifying its product range, including petrol. In 1981, Asda began selling its own-brand products. In 1989, it partnered with designer George Davies to launch the George clothing line. In 1999, Walmart purchased Asda as part of its strategy to enter the UK market but allowed the chain to continue operating with minimal interference.
