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1949 establishments in England1999 mergers and acquisitions2021 mergers and acquisitionsClothing retailers of the United KingdomCompanies based in Leeds
Companies formerly listed on the London Stock ExchangeDairy products companies of the United KingdomHypermarketsPrivate equity portfolio companiesRetail companies established in 1949Supermarkets of Northern IrelandSupermarkets of the United KingdomUse British English from January 2013
Asda House, Leeds (19th July 2014) 003
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Asda Stores Limited (), trading as Asda and often styled as ASDA, is a British supermarket chain. Its headquarters are in Leeds, England. The company was founded in 1949 when the Asquith family merged their retail business with the Associated Dairies company of Yorkshire. It expanded into Southern England during the 1970s and 1980s, and acquired Allied Carpets, 61 large Gateway Supermarkets and other businesses, such as MFI Group. It sold these acquisitions during the 1990s to concentrate on the supermarkets. It was listed on the London Stock Exchange until 1999 when it was acquired by Walmart for £6.7 billion. Asda was the second-largest supermarket chain in the United Kingdom between 2003 and 2014 by market share, at which point it fell into third place.Besides its core supermarkets, the company also acts as a white label payment card provider offering assistance for insurance and payment services under the Asda Money brand and also has a mobile virtual network operator. In February 2021, the Issa brothers and TDR Capital acquired Asda, with Walmart retaining "an equity investment" in Asda, a seat on the board and "an ongoing commercial relationship". The deal came after an acquisition by Sainsbury's was rejected by the Competition and Markets Authority.

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