ASDA United Kingdom

Asda Stores Limited, trading as ASDA, is a British supermarket and petrol station chain headquartered in Leeds, England. Founded in 1949 as Associated Dairies and Farm Stores, Asda has grown to become one of the United Kingdom's leading grocery retailers, serving approximately 19 million customers weekly.

The company operates a diverse multi-format retail network across the UK, including traditional supermarkets, hypermarkets, convenience stores, and petrol filling stations. Asda's retail estate comprises a substantial property portfolio, with 75 percent held as freehold assets. The company offers an omni-channel shopping experience, combining physical stores with a robust online grocery delivery service and a comprehensive general merchandise offering through its George clothing brand, which operates both in-store and online.

Asda was acquired by Walmart in 1999 for £6.7 billion and remained part of the American retail giant for over two decades. In February 2021, the Issa brothers—founders and co-CEOs of EG Group, a global convenience and forecourts retailer—along with private equity firm TDR Capital completed the acquisition of majority ownership in Asda for an enterprise value of £6.8 billion, returning the company to British ownership. Walmart retained an equity investment and an ongoing commercial relationship with the business.

Following its return to independent ownership, Asda undertook a significant technology transformation initiative called Project Future, a £1 billion IT infrastructure upgrade completed in 2023 that separated over 2,500 systems from Walmart's technology platforms, allowing Asda to operate on fully independent, company-owned systems.

As of December 2025, Asda maintains a market share of 11.4 percent in the UK grocery sector, positioning it as one of the country's major supermarket chains. The company employs more than 146,000 people across its UK operations and continues to serve customers through both traditional and digital retail channels.