Asda boss Allan Leighton is the first confirmed speaker for LIVE: Retail Week x The Grocer 2026, with more big-name retail ...

Struggling retailer Asda has sought to recapture its former glory by hiring ex-boss Allan Leighton as its new chairman. Mr Leighton has been drafted to replace Lord Rose, the former Marks ...

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Allan Leighton will be interviewed at the London event on his Asda masterplan, as well as his long and storied career in retail ...

The prospective refinancing underlines the scale of the challenge facing new chairman Allan Leighton, who replaced Lord Rose at the helm of Britain’s third-largest supermarket last week.

Former CEO and now returned as executive chairman, Allan Leighton. Asda also faces a potential £1.2 billion ($1.5 billion) equal pay claim in the first half of 2025.

The Leighton Factor Stepping back into the ASDA story is Allan Leighton, who returns as chairman at a time when the stakes could not be higher. Leighton, who previously served as ASDA’s CEO ...

Asda has appointed former boss Allan Leighton as executive chair, as the struggling grocer looks to turn around its fortunes. Leighton will succeed Stuart Rose, Asda said in a statement on Saturday.

Leighton served as Asda CEO from 1996 to 2001, driving a turnaround with then chairman Archie Norman before the business was sold to Walmart for 6.7 billion pounds.

Asda said it had seen further improvements in May. "Although we are seeing the green shoots in sales performance, there is a long way to go," executive chairman Allan Leighton said on Thursday.

Set-top box manufacturer Pace Micro Technology PIC is hiring ex-Asda boss Allan Leighton as its new non-executive chairman. Leighton has joined the board immediately and is expected to take on the ...

Pace, the struggling UK set top box manufacturer, has today announced the appointment of former Asda boss Allan Leighton as its new non-executive chairman. The Yorkshire-based firm said that ...