Supermarket’s online sales double over quarter

Asda has said that online sales doubled in the past quarter after the coronavirus pandemic caused a “structural shift” in customer shopping habits.

It reported a 3.8% jump in like-for-like sales for the three months to June 30 after online grocery sales jumped as shoppers were advised to stay at home.

The supermarket chain said that online sales “doubled” in the second quarter after it increased its delivery capacity by 65% during the period.

Click-and-collect sales also quadrupled for the quarter due to “the increased and sustained appetite for online grocery shopping”, it said.

Asda chief executive officer and president Roger Burnley said: “The pandemic has created a structural shift in customer behaviours towards grocery shopping.”