UK supermarket chain offering groceries, George clothing and general merchandise across roughly 1,100 stores.
asda.comLegal name
Asda Stores Limited
Founded
1949 (as Associated Dairies); Asda name from 1965
Employees
~145,000 (2022)Industry
Supermarket and grocery retail
Revenue (FY24)
£21.7bn ex-fuel (year ended Dec 2024)
Ownership
Private: TDR Capital 67.5%, Mohsin Issa 22.5%, Walmart 10%
Headquarters
Asda House, Great Wilson Street, Leeds LS11 5AD, England
Website
asda.comExecutive Chairman
Allan Leighton
Stores
Around 1,100 stores and forecourt sites across the UK
Asda Stores Limited is one of the largest supermarket chains in the United Kingdom, headquartered at Asda House in Leeds, England. The business began in 1949 as Associated Dairies and adopted the Asda name in 1965. It operates around 1,100 stores, forecourt sites and convenience locations nationwide, selling groceries, general merchandise and clothing through its George brand, alongside Asda Money and Asda Mobile services.
The company was owned by Walmart from 1999 until February 2021, when it was acquired by the Issa brothers and private equity firm TDR Capital. Asda is now a private company owned by TDR Capital (67.5%), Mohsin Issa (22.5%) and Walmart, which retained a 10% stake. It does not trade on any public exchange, so it has no market capitalisation.
For the financial year ended December 2024, Asda reported revenue of about £21.7bn excluding fuel and adjusted EBITDA after rent of £1.14bn. The company is led by Executive Chairman Allan Leighton, who returned in November 2024; it has not had a permanent CEO since 2021 and plans to promote its next chief executive from within. Michael Gleeson serves as Chief Financial Officer.
Executive Chairman
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Customer and Digital Officer
Chief Operating Officer
Interview experience
5 out of 10
Interview difficulty
Easy
Interview process length
About a day or two
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Q: Why do you want the job?
A: Connect your reason to the role itself, not just needing work. Show you understand what a Section Leader does day to day and why that suits you.
Q: Tell me about yourself.
A: Keep it to a short, work-focused summary. Cover who you are, relevant experience, and why you fit a customer-facing shop-floor role.
Q: Tell me about a time you worked with a team and what your role was.
A: Use a simple structure: the situation, what you personally did, and the result. Make your own contribution clear.
Q: What is your availability?
A: Be honest and specific about days and hours you can work, including evenings and weekends if you can. Flexibility helps for shift-based retail.
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Reported average
£19,715/yr
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£20,916/yr
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Posted range
£13.10 to £14.35/hour
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£19,052/yr
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£15.75/hour
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July 3, 2026
Asda to cut 150 head office jobs to stem heavy losses
Asda plans to axe around 150 head office roles as part of a turnaround after £1 billion in losses, creating larger roles with wider spans of responsibility. The move follows nearly 7,500 job cuts across the business in the prior year.
#restructuring #jobcuts #retail
View postJuly 3, 2026
Asda appoints Helen Connolly as CEO of George
Asda named former New Look boss Helen Connolly as chief executive of its George fashion and homeware brand, marking a return for a leader who previously spent over 15 years with George. The appointment supports plans to open around 100 standalone George stores over five years.
#leadership #George #fashion
View postJune 24, 2026
Asda signs UK-first retail media partnership with Amazon Ads
Asda became the first retailer outside the US to deploy Amazon Retail Ad Service, rolling it out across its online grocery platform and George from Q4 2026. The deal lets brands manage campaigns across Asda's digital channels using machine learning.
#retailmedia #Amazon #partnership
View postJune 1, 2026
Asda Q1 trading update shows steady improvement
Asda reported Q1 revenues of £5.0 billion for the quarter ending 31 March 2026, with like-for-like sales narrowing to a 0.8% decline from Q4's 4.2% fall. Availability stayed above 95%, its highest in eight years.
#tradingupdate #sales #grocery
View postMarch 27, 2026
Asda reports 3.3% drop in full-year 2025 sales
Asda posted £21 billion in 2025 sales excluding fuel, down 3.3% year on year, with adjusted EBITDA falling 33.1% to £764 million. Like-for-like sales turned positive at 1.2% in March after completing its Project Future systems overhaul.
#results #earnings #retail
View postAsda's head office is Asda House on Great Wilson Street in Leeds, England, LS11 5AD.
