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Sales at Britain's Asda deteriorate further, down 4.7 pct

Reuters - UK Focus

LONDON, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Sales at Wal-Mart's British supermarket Asda fell for a fourth straight quarter on Tuesday, down 4.7 percent to confirm its position as the weakest performer in a sector hammered by the growth of discount retailers.

Asda, which trails UK market leader Tesco (Xetra: 852647 - news) by annual revenue and is battling with Sainsbury (Amsterdam: SJ6.AS - news) 's to be Britain's No. 2 grocer, said sales at stores open over a year fell 4.7 percent in the 11 weeks to June 30, its fiscal second quarter.

That compares to a fall of 3.9 percent in the first quarter, which was its worst decline in over five years. (Reporting by James davey, writing by Paul Sandle; editing by Kate Holton)