People are only just realising what Asda stands for, and it’s blowing their minds
The name came when Peter and Fred Asquith merged with Associated DairiesBrothers Peter and Fred Asquith were running a butcher's shop in Yorkshire but, after a trip to America, saw the potential for an "under one roof" store.
They contacted the Associated Dairies company to pitch a partnership and when the merger took place, they decided to call it Asda - the As from Associated and Da from Dairies. The origin of the name has come as a surprise to tonnes of people, after newsreader Alastair Stewart tweeted: "Without
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