An empty chiller cabinet, shelves stripped bare of Ready Brek and a disaster in the yorkshire pudding freezer, where a packet has exploded: all is not well at the Pudsey branch of Asda.
The UK’s third-biggest grocery chain is in a tailspin, losing market share to its rivals at a rapid rate. Last week, the crisis prompted Stuart Rose, the former boss of Marks & Spencer and Topshop, to step up from chair of the supermarket to take charge of day-to-day running, after co-owner Mohsin Issa retreated from executive duties.
