UK grocers limit sales of some vegetables amid shortages
Read full article: UK grocers limit sales of some vegetables amid shortagesSeveral British supermarket chains have limited the amount of some fresh fruits and vegetables that customers can buy amid shortages blamed on bad weather in Spain and Morocco.
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Walmart to sell UK chain Asda in $8.8 billion deal
Read full article: Walmart to sell UK chain Asda in $8.8 billion dealFILE - In this Tuesday July 17, 2007 filer, shoppers enter the Asda supermarket in Wallington, England. Retail giant Walmart has agreed to sell its British chain of supermarkets, Asda, to the investors behind an international group of gas stations and food shops in a deal that values the company at 6.8 billion pounds ($8.8 billion). (AP Photo/Tom Hevezi, File)LONDON โ Retail giant Walmart has agreed to sell its British chain of supermarkets, Asda, to the investors behind an international group of gas stations and food shops in a deal that values the company at 6.8 billion pounds ($8.8 billion). Walmart has owned Asda since 1999 but had been looking for a buyer recently to focus on higher-growth markets. The Issa Brothers are the founders of Euro Garages, which has more than 6,000 gas stations and convenience stores in Europe, North America and Australia.