Asda’s sales growth accelerates under new ownership By Reuters
LONDON (Reuters) - British supermarket group Asda, bought by Zuber and Mohsin Issa and private equity group TDR Capital from Walmart (NYSE:WMT) in February, said on Thursday underlying sales growth accelerated in its latest quarter. The group said like-for-like sales, excluding fuel, rose 7.3% year-on-year in its first quarter to March 31, versus growth of 5.1% in the previous quarter. The growth was driven by non-food categories and online shopping during a third period of national lockdown measures to stem the COVID-19 virus, which included the closure of non-essential shops. Like-for-like clothing sales increased by 31%...
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