ASDA is a chain of
supermarkets in the
United Kingdom offering food, clothing and general merchandise products. The name is a contraction of
Associated Dairies and was founded in
1965 by a group of
farmers from
Yorkshire. It became a subsidiary of
Wal-Mart on
July 26,
1999.
The company is also engaged in property development through its subsidiary company, Gazeley Properties Limited.
ASDA also stands for several other things: