Asda dodges fine as £800m IT upgrade deadline extended

Asda has escaped a penalty charge despite the supermarket missing a crucial target for separating its IT systems from former owner Walmart.
The US giant is understood to have given the British grocer an extension on its race to complete a £800m computer systems upgrade, The Telegraph reported.
Asda has spent much of the past year busy untangling thousands of programmes responsible for its checkouts, administration and payroll from Walmart’s to avoid a fine for continued use of the te