![(FILES) In this file photo taken on January 10, 2018 customers arrive to go shopping at a branch of Asda supermarket in south London. US retail giant Walmart has agreed to sell its British supermarket chain Asda to two UK firms for £6.8 billion ($8.7 billion, 7.4 billion euros), they announced October 2, 2020. / AFP / Justin TALLIS](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/3S2XVPGLEMFJRFMJITIV5OLLR4.jpg?smart=true&auth=e1a7e94e3209bf45e80dc25e95c93a7aa10eadfe0de74153757c8ac3b3d925a4&width=400&height=225)
An Asda supermarket in south London. US retail giant Walmart has agreed to sell its British supermarket chain Asda to two UK firms for £6.8bn. AFP
An Asda supermarket in south London. US retail giant Walmart has agreed to sell its British supermarket chain Asda to two UK firms for £6.8bn. AFP
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