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Asda co-owner Mohsin Issa has confirmed he will step down from running the supermarket and will hand over the reins to chairman Lord Stuart Rose and the management team. Picture: Chris Radburn/PA Wire

Asda co-owner Mohsin Issa steps back as hunt for CEO continues
Asda co-owner Mohsin Issa has confirmed he will step down from running the Leeds-headquartered supermarket and will hand over the reins to chairman Lord Stuart ...

Asda will open 110 Asda Express convenience stores in February. (Photo supplied by Asda)

Asda to open 110 convenience stores in February

A customer looks at some goods at the Asda supermarket, in Aylesbury, England, on August 15, 2023. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Asda boss says 'no gaps in finances' after concerns raised about £4.2bn debts

Original Factory Shop In Ilkley

Issa brothers apply to build drive-thru on site of Original Factory Shop

Petrol station giant EG Group has announced it will acquire electric car manufacturer Tesla’s network of ultra-fast chargers.(Photo supplied by EG Group)

EG Group to acquire a number of Tesla’s latest ultra-fast charging units

The official opening of the new Asda Express store in Calne, Wiltshire.. (Photo by Tom Wren/PinPep)

Asda completes £2bn acquisition of EG Group’s UK business

Supermarket group Asda has bought the UK and Ireland business of EG Group, which runs 350 petrol stations, for £2.27 billion.

Asda buys the UK and Ireland business of EG Group for £2.27bn

The owners of Asda will announce a £10 billion tie-up of the supermarket with their petrol station empire on Friday, according to Sky News

Asda finalising £10bn merger with EG Group, says Sky News

The GMB Union has asked the Trade Secretary to call in the competition regulator to investigate the possible multibillion pound deal between Asda and EG Group. Picture: Daniel Leal/AFP via Getty Images

Asda and EG Group merger would be deeply irresponsible, union says

Supermarket giant Asda looks set to overcome competition concerns over its £600 million deal to buy Co-op petrol forecourts after putting forward proposals to offload 13 sites.

Asda set to appease competition concerns over £600m takeover of petrol stations

Blackburn headquartered retail company EG Group has announced a 'resilient performance' following a $1.5 billion deal for the sale and leaseback of its US propert

EG Group announces 'resilient performance' following $1.5bn sale of US assets

EG Group has announced it has agreed to the sale and leaseback on a portfolio of its sites on the east coast of the United States of America to Realty Income Corporation for a gross consideration of approximately $1.5bn.

British retailer EG Group announces $1.5bn deal for US East Coast assets

Asda Express staff outside the new store in Sutton Coldfield

Asda opens first ‘Asda Express’ convenience store

The Co-operative Group has agreed to sell its petrol forecourt business to Asda for an enterprise value of £600m.

Co-op sells petrol forecourt estate to Asda for £600m

Supermarket giant Asda has reportedly emerged as the frontrunner in the bid to take over the Co-op Group’s petrol stations for £450 million. The chain is in talks to buy the business as it prepares to move further into the UK’s convenience store market, according to Sky News.

Asda in £450m bid for Co-op’s petrol stations, according to Sky News

The UK’s competition watchdog has confirmed the launch of a ‘phase one’ investigation into Morrisons’ takeover of McColl’s.

Morrisons faces competition probe into McColl’s takeover

The Bradford-based supermarket chain Morrisons has won control of collapsed retailer McColl’s after a takeover battle with EG Group.

16,000 jobs saved as Morrisons beats EG Group in the battle to buy McColl’s

Morrisons is expected to win control of collapsed retailer McColl’s after a takeover battle with EG Group.

Morrisons tipped to beat EG in race to buy McColl’s

Morrisons and EG Group have both tabled final offers to secure a rescue deal for collapsed retailer McColl’s.

Morrisons and EG Group launch final bids for McColl’s

The company said in a statement to the London Stock Exchange: “In order to protect creditors, preserve the future of the business and to protect the interests of employees, the board was regrettably therefore left with no choice other than to place the company in administration, appointing PriceWaterhouseCoopers as administrators, in the expectation that they intend to implement a sale of the business to a third-party purchaser as soon as possible.”

16,000 jobs at risk as convenience chain McColl’s appoints administrators

Asda was due to sell hundreds of its forecourts

£750m sale of Asda's petrol stations to EG Group collapses
The sale of petrol forecourts operated by Asda to the EG Group has been terminated.
Mark Casci

Founded by Frederick and Alice Coopland in 1885, Scarborough-based Cooplands employs more than 1,600 staff and is the UK’s second-largest bakery chain.

Yorkshire-based bakery chain Cooplands is acquired by Zuber and Mohsin Issa

Drivers will be hit with a £30 fuel limit at hundreds of petrol stations (Photo: Getty Images)

Hundreds of petrol stations set £30 fuel limit as panic-buyers race to fill up

Drivers queued for fuel at petrol stations across the country on Friday (Photo: Getty Images)

Temporary visa scheme being considered to tackle HGV driver shortage

Asda has announced plans to expand in the convenience market by launching 28 new Asda On the Move stores this year.

Asda reveals roll out of On the Move convenience stores

The restaurant will have over 50 covers and is set to open this autumn.

Leon unveils plans for first ever Drive Thru in West Yorkshire

The Issa brothers are aiming to takeover Asda.

Issa brothers Asda takeover takes another step forward

Asda has more than 300 filling stations around the UK

Asda takeover ‘could lead to rise in fuel prices’

The £6.8bn takeover of Leeds-based Asda by forecourt tycoons the Issa brothers "could lead to higher prices for motorists" in some areas, the watchdog says.

Competition watchdog warns Asda deal could lead to higher prices for motorists

LEON has gained new owners

Issa family's EG Group completes acquisition of LEON Restaurants

A location plan for the drive-through coffee shop and restaurant

EG Group applies for drive-through coffee shop and restaurant in East Yorkshire

Roger Burnley, 54, has been Asda's CEO since January 2018

Roger Burnley to step down as Asda CEO
Asda has announced that its CEO and president, Roger Burnley, has decided to leave the business next year, after the supermarket has transitioned fully to new ownership and his long term successor is in place.
Ros Snowdon

Library image of a sign at an Asda store.

Acquisition of Asda was region's biggest corporate deal of 2020

The site in Beverley, off Swinemoor Lane

Plans for drive-thrus and petrol station in Beverley 'could damage pasture land'

The petrol station, store, and industrial units are earmarked for a field off Swinemoore Roundabout Picture: Google Maps

Plans submitted for drive-through fast food, petrol station and convenience stor...

The buyers have committed to keeping Asda’s headquarters in Leeds and said they will invest to grow its convenience and online operations

Competition probe launched into £6.8bn takeover of Asda

Asda shoppers are preparing for a lockdown Christmas

Shoppers get prepared for a lockdown Christmas - Ros Snowdon

Asda customers are starting their preparations earlier than normal amid the pandemic

Asda customers prepare for ‘very different Christmas’ amid pandemic

Zuber and Mohsin Issa ave been handed royal honours.

Billionaire brothers behind Asda takeover in Queen's birthday honours list 2020

Asda chief executive Roger Burnley. Picture: Jonathan Gawthorpe.

'I still want to beat them at cricket', says Asda boss after Lancashire buyout

Asda in Leeds is to be taken over in a £6.8bn deal.

£6.8bn takeover deal for Leeds-based Asda agreed

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