Asda chair says he is ‘embarrassed’ by performance as he urges co-owner to step back

Lord Stuart Rose at Retail Week Live 2019

Asda chair Lord Stuart Rose has said he is “embarrassed” by the supermarket giant’s market share retreat and called on co-owner Mohsin Issa to take a step back from the day-to-day running of the retailer.

“I am going to be perfectly honest with you. I’ve been in this industry for a long time and I am slightly embarrassed. I won’t deny that,” Rose said in an interview with The Telegraph

 

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