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Asda’s Struggles Persist With Falling Sales, IT Upgrade Setbacks
A shopper buys milk at an Asda Express convenience store in London.
Photographer: Hollie Adams/BloombergAsda’s sales fell again in the third quarter, with Britain’s third-largest supermarket chain blaming complications around its IT upgrade project.
Like-for-like sales dropped 2.8% in the three months ended Sept. 30, Asda said Friday. The grocer said it faced disruption to product availability in its stores and online, as well as operational issues at its depots.