Asda avoids penalty amid missed deadline for IT upgrade
Asda had been attempting to untangle ‘thousands’ of programmes from Walmart that are responsible for checkouts, administration and payroll

Asda has reportedly avoided a financial penalty after its former owner Walmart agreed to move back a deadline for the supermarket to hit its £800m IT upgrade.According to The Telegraph, the supermarket missed the initial deadline for a tech overhaul that aims to separate its computer systems from those of the US chain.