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By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s Labour government has done nothing to stimulate much-needed growth, the boss of supermarket group Asda ​said on Friday. Asda’s veteran executive chairman Allan Leighton, who in a ‌five decade career has also chaired Britain’s Co-operative Group and the Royal Mail, said finance minister Rachel …

Allan Leighton, a seasoned retailer, is set to return to Asda as the executive chairman, marking over two decades since his last tenure as CEO when he revitalized the brand before its sale to Walmart. Currently, Asda, the third-largest supermarket in Britain now under TDR Capital’s majority ownership, faces declining …