Asda出售了24家商店和一个仓库,价值5.68亿英镑,以削减债务,打击销售量下降,同时抵制拟议的商业税率附加税。 Asda sold 24 stores and a depot for £568 million to cut debt and fight declining sales, while pushing back against a proposed business rates surtax.

阿斯达通过向DTZ投资者和蓝猫资本公司出售24家商店和1个仓库,筹集了5.68亿英镑,通过25年租赁协议和有续约选项的业务控制,保持了业务控制。 Asda has raised £568 million by selling 24 stores and a depot to DTZ Investors and Blue Owl Capital, retaining operational control through 25-year lease agreements with renewal options. 这一行动旨在减少净债务,并在销售额和市场份额下降的情况下为企业投资提供资金。 The move aims to reduce net debt and fund business investment amid declining sales and market share. 该公司与英国主要零售商一道,敦促雷切尔·里夫斯总理免除大型商店对超过500 000英镑的财产征收的拟议商业税率附加税,警告它可能使粮食通货膨胀恶化。 The company, along with major UK retailers, is urging Chancellor Rachel Reeves to exempt large stores from a proposed business rates surtax on properties over £500,000, warning it could worsen food inflation. 这项税收预期在2026年4月生效的秋季预算期间生效,将对已经在商业利率中占很大份额的大型零售商造成不成比例的影响。 The tax, expected in the autumn Budget and effective April 2026, would disproportionately impact large retailers already bearing a significant share of business rates.