Peter Asquith and Fred Asquith blue plaque

This blue commemorative plaque records: Peter and Fred Asquith This is the site of Peter and Fred Asquith's first supermarket. From the success of this store they went on to become co-founding fathers on the national retailer ASDA, which later merged with Walmart, the world's largest retailer. Recorded plaque organisation: Pontefract Civic Society.

Peter and Fred Asquith were British entrepreneurs who founded their first supermarket in 1949, eventually establishing ASDA, a major national retailer that later merged with Walmart.