date:Aug 16, 2013
customers was replicated in Wal-Mart Stores Inc's other markets, prompting the discount retailer to lower its revenue and profit forecasts for the year.
Clarke said Asda would continue to focus on driving volume growth by keeping prices low on essential items such as milk, bread and tomatoes rather than raising the top line through price inflation.
Asda's reporting period missed most of July, when British retail sales rose at their fastest annual rate in over two years as a heatwave boosted s