ASDA sales fell 3.1 per cent in the four months to the end of April — but its chairman insists the turnaround is on. And Allan Leighton urged Sun readers to come back to see the UK’s third ...

Straight-talking Mr Leighton, a former chairman at the Co-op and Royal Mail, said the amount earmarked for prices was unlike any Asda had done since left the supermarket in 2000.

The latest job cuts mark the second round of redundancies in five months under new chairman, former Royal Mail and Post Office chairman Allan Leighton. Under Leighton, 13 regional managers lost their ...

Allan Leighton was personally appointed by the prime minister early last year to turn around the loss-making Royal Mail. The 50-year-old, who faced down the threat of the first national postal strike ...

We are publishing the response of postal workers to the WSWS article “The CWU’s ‘framework agreement’ backs Kretinsky’s Royal Mail takeover”, which subjected to close scrutiny the 12 ...

Who is Allan Leighton? Following his previous stint at Asda Leighton was chair of the Co-op from 2015 to 2024 – and has previously chaired the boards of Royal Mail and the Canal and River Trust.

Leighton also served as president of Canadian retail group Loblaw and chairman of Britain’s Co-op and the Royal Mail.

Struggling retailer Asda has sought to recapture its former glory by hiring ex-boss Allan Leighton as its new chairman.

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. Leighton also served as president ...