Asda opens first of its former Co-op c-stores
Asda has accelerated its takeover into convenience as it opens 11 sites that were formerly Co-op stores.
Asda acquired 132 petrol station forecourts from the Co-op last year in a £438m deal in a bid to grow its c-store business and help it fulfil its long-term strategy of becoming the UK’s second-largest supermarket.
The deal received regulatory approval from the Competition and Markets Authority in June once Asda agreed to relieve itself of 13 sites to “satisfy competition requirements”.
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