We compared Walmart in the US to its UK sister store Asda, and while both offer a variety of food, Asda takes it to the next level - Business Insider

walmart super asda super thumb 4x3 copy Asda and Walmart both offer variety and fresh foods.Tom Murray/Business Insider, Rachel Askinasi/Business Insider

Walmart isn't just the largest retailer in the United States — it's also the largest retailer in the world, with e-commerce sites and sister stores in countries like China, South Africa, India, and the UK.
In the UK, Walmart acquired Asda — a UK-based supermarket that's the third largest in the nation — for $10.8 billion in 1999.
We decided to see firsthand how similar the two sister stores actually are, so we visited an Asda Superstore in Sittingbourne, Kent, in the UK, and a Walmart Supercenter in Secaucus, New Jersey, in the US. Both are the most common model of each respective store.
While Walmart is definitely an "everything" store, the Asda we visited seemed like more of a supermarket than the Walmart we went to. Walmart had a deli counter, bakery, and walls of packaged meat, but Asda had fishmongers, butchers, and a place for DIY pizza.
After visiting both locations, we thought Asda was a better supermarket, while Walmart was a better hardware-meets-home-goods store.
While both stores were fairly simple to navigate and offered a ton of variety for the products they did have, if you're coming to the states from the UK, don't walk into Walmart expecting to find as many ready-made lunches as you would in Asda.
Similarly, don't expect to find Walmart's giant, colorful cereal selection on the shelves at Asda.
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