Supermarket shake-up: why Asda or Morrisons could vanish within a decade
While riding the wider retail trends towards online shopping and convenience stores, the supermarket groups have been jockeying for market share.Aldi is poised to overtake Asda to become the UK’s third-largest supermarket, with less than 1 percentage point separating them. Aldi is rapidly opening stores while Asda has struggled to find growth since a £6.8bn, debt-fuelled takeover in 2020 and heavy price competition from the discounters and from its bigger rivals Tesco and Sainsbury’s.View image in fullscreenAldi is poised to overtake Asda to become the UK’s third-largest supermarket. Clayton, Dubilier & Rice has few options for an exit, four years on from its £7bn acquisition of the Bradford-based chain.
- ▪While riding the wider retail trends towards online shopping and convenience stores, the supermarket groups have been jockeying for market share.Aldi is poised to overtake Asda to become the UK’s third-largest supermarket, with less than 1
- ▪Aldi is rapidly opening stores while Asda has struggled to find growth since a £6.8bn, debt-fuelled takeover in 2020 and heavy price competition from the discounters and from its bigger rivals Tesco and Sainsbury’s.View image in fullscreenA
- ▪Clayton, Dubilier & Rice has few options for an exit, four years on from its £7bn acquisition of the Bradford-based chain.
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Photograph: Matt Cardy/GettyView image in fullscreen Photograph: Matt Cardy/GettySupermarketsSupermarket shake-up: why Asda or Morrisons could vanish within a decadeTalks between Sainsbury’s and Morrisons have set industry tongues wagging, with analysts saying the market is ripe for change Tesco lifts profit forecast and says shoppers are resilient Business live – latest updates Sarah ButlerThu 8 Oct 2026 06.00 EDTLast modified on Thu 8 Oct 2026 06.07 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThey may be two of the most recognisable brands in Britain, with a combined 188 years serving shoppers, but industry watchers agree that either Asda or Morrisons – or both – could disappear within a decade.This week, it emerged that Sainsbury’s and Morrisons – the UK’s second- and sixth-largest…
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