Asda delivery decision set to impact 1,200 staff at supermarket chain The private-equity owned chain confirmed proposals to shift distribution for George.com to DHL from January 2027 The Independent UK · Jan 20
Asda plans to outsource George.com delivery in move impacting 1,200 staff The move comes in response to the significant expansion of George.com in recent years. Evening Standard · Jan 20
Asda to raise £568m in store sell-off as sales continue to fall Supermarket still losing market share despite effort under Allan Leighton to win over customers with price cuts The Guardian - UK · Nov 20, 2025
MPs raise concerns over Asda’s link to app offering high-interest loans to staff Retailer’s owner has stake in Wagestream, which offers workers loans of up to £25,000 The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2025
‘Asda turnaround could take three to five years’: Allan Leighton returns to run retailer Exclusive: The 71-year-old, who left in 2000, says he has three priorities to revive the supermarket chain for a second time The Guardian - UK · Nov 26, 2024
Asda boss says £100m hit from Labour budget could affect wages and hiring Shares in UK retailers fall as investors digest Rachel Reeves’s changes to NICs and tax thresholds The Guardian - UK · Nov 8, 2024
At Asda and Morrisons it was always about financial engineering The need to keep the buyout arithmetic on track has been a drag on performance, and neither deal was aimed at growth The Guardian - UK · Aug 20, 2024
Union calls for urgent action to protect jobs as Asda ‘fights for survival’ GMB accuses owner TDR Capital of mismanagement as sales at supermarket fall 6% The Guardian - UK · Aug 14, 2024
Asda-owning Issa brothers divide their empire as Zuber sells supermarket stake Union warns of risks to shoppers and staff after sale of younger brother’s 22.5% stake to private equity co-owner TDR Capital The Guardian - UK · Jun 7, 2024
End of Issa brothers' close partnership as Zuber Issa exits Asda, quits as EG Group Co-CEO The brothers had jointly built up a retail and petrol forecourt empire over years Evening Standard · Jun 7, 2024
The UK’s most expensive supermarket petrol revealed The RAC analysis found that across all UK forecourts, the average price of petrol fell by 2.4p per litre last month to 147.9 The Independent UK · Jun 5, 2024
Asda now the most expensive UK supermarket to buy fuel, study shows Chain once prided itself on selling the cheapest fuel but RAC analysis shows it is now the dearest The Guardian - UK · Jun 4, 2024
Billionaire Issa brother nears deal to sell Asda stake to TDR Capital Zuber Issa began talks earlier this year about selling his stake in Asda, and plans to step back as co-chief executive officer of EG Group Evening Standard · Apr 19, 2024
Asda owners used petrol forecourt firm to repay private jet loans Billionaire Issa brothers borrowed $7m from EG Group in 2022 to repay debt taken on to buy jets The Guardian - UK · Feb 14, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Feb 4, 2024 Issa brother ‘eyes sale’ of Asda stake to focus on petrol station business Zuber Issa reportedly in talks to offload 22.5% share of supermarket in parting of ways with co-owner brother
Evening Standard · Jan 12, 2024 TDR Capital's phantom menace The co-owners of Asda, private equity firm TDR Capital, got a grilling before Parliament on Tuesday. They sought to convince the Business and Trade Committee that they were maximally transparent with the business — even though most of their activities are based in Jersey where they don’t have to disclose…
The Guardian - UK · Aug 26, 2023 Bumpy ride for billionaire brothers who banked on Asda’s success Blackburn’s Moshin and Zuber Issa took over the supermarket promising investment to make it the UK’s second-largest chain, but the pandemic and cost of living crisis meant it did not go to to plan
Birmingham Post · May 31, 2023 What Asda's £2.3bn deal means for prices, jobs and the future of EG Group BusinessLive has taken a look at the deal in depth and what it could mean for each company and their customers
Manchester Evening News · May 30, 2023 Asda to buy group founded by billionaire Issa brothers for over £2bn Mohsin and Zuber Issa started out with a single petrol station forecourt in Bury, Greater Manchester more than 20 years ago
Birmingham Post · May 30, 2023 Billionaire Issa brothers confirm Asda to buy UK operations of EG Group for over £2bn The deal is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2023
The Guardian - UK · May 25, 2023 Asda poised to announce £10bn merger with petrol stations group EG Deal would help Asda move into convenience retailing and cut costs at merged entity by about £100m, as well as reduce EG’s debts
Birmingham Post · May 25, 2023 Billionaire Issa brothers to announce £10bn merger between Asda and EG Group Both EG Group and Asda are chaired by former Marks & Spencer and Ocado Group chair Lord Rose
Birmingham Post · May 18, 2023 Asda issues statement after being accused of threats to cut pay of 7,000 staff Asda is owned by the billionaire Issa brothers and TDR Capital
Birmingham Post · Apr 27, 2023 GMB Union calls on Kemi Badenoch to intervene in Issa brothers' proposed £12bn merger of Asda and EG Group If a merger is completed, it would create a group with 581 supermarkets, 700 petrol forecourts and more than 100 convenience stores
Birmingham Post · Mar 29, 2023 Profits dip at Asda as shoppers hit by cost-of-living crisis in first full year of ownership by billionaire Issa brothers The billionaire Issa brothers bought Asda alongside private equity backers TDR Capital in early 2021