Retail giant Wal-Mart played a major part in the fight for equality when its CEO spoke out against a bill that would let businesses discriminate on religious beliefs, writes Nathan Layne in Chicago    

Supermarket giant Asda said today that customers were shopping less frequently but spending more in a bid to overcome high petrol prices in the UK.

UK supermarket chain Asda posted another fall in sales today as it continues to grapple with testing conditions for the industry.