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Asda usurps Sainsbury’s in online stakes
on July 29th, 2008 at 1:59 amAsda has becomes the second-largest online grocer in the UK, according to press reports.
The Independent cites TNS data that shows Asda boosted its first-quarter online sales by more than 70% compared to the equivalent period last year.
The performance catapults Asda over its UK rival to become the second-largest online retailer after Tesco.
The news will be regarded a blow to Sainsbury’s, which has wrestled with a number of technical issues over its website in recent weeks, causing the temporary closure of the site.
