Asda

thumb|A bust of co-founder Peter Asquith outside Asda House in Leeds Asda Stores Limited (), trading as Asda and stylised as ASDA, is a British supermarket and petrol station chain. Its headquarters is located in Leeds, England. The company was incorporated as Associated Dairies and Farm Stores in 1949. It expanded into Southern England during the 1970s and 1980s, and acquired Allied Carpets, 61 large Gateway Supermarkets and other businesses, such as MFI. It sold these acquisitions during the 1990s to concentrate on the supermarkets. It was listed on the London Stock Exchange until 1999 when

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