Asda beefs up grocery delivery service as online sales double

Retailer to increase capacity by 40% as it extends partnership with courier Uber Eats
Asda is to expand its grocery delivery capacity by 40% and extend a partnership with takeaway courier group Uber Eats after a surge in demand for home shopping during the coronavirus pandemic.The retailer, which is owned by US group Walmart, said it was aiming to make 1m deliveries a week by the end of next year, up from 700,000 at present after online sales doubled in the three months to the end of July. Its d