Asda cuts more than 200 jobs following botched IT upgrade

Asda has axed hundreds of jobs connected to its botched £800m IT upgrade.
More than 200 employees have been sacked without consultation in the latest round of job cuts from the supermarket chain, The Telegraph reported.
It comes as the retailer has spent much of the past year busy untangling thousands of programmes responsible for its checkouts, administration and payroll from those of former owner Walmart.
Asda had hired hundreds of workers to carry out the changeover, dubbed Project Futu