Tech divorce from Walmart cost Brit retail giant Asda £1.22B
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Project which included new SAP system saw delays and costs rise from an £800m estimate while causing financial disruptions
The UK’s third-largest supermarket, Asda, has reported that the cost of its tech divorce from Walmart — which included building a new SAP ERP system — reached £1.22 billion, four years after it first separated from the US retail giant.
Results published last month said that one-off separation program would transfer the UK retailer to “a standalone, IT infrastructure using software as a service from best-in-class digital partners”.
Asda said the program would “improve operating efficiencies, make better use of data, improve experience for customers and colleagues, and enable the business to be more agile in responding to customers' needs.”
During the 2025 financial year, which ended on 31 December, Asda said it completed the conversion of all stores and all distribution centers from “legacy Walmart systems” to...
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