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Sir Arthur Noel Stockdale DFM (25 December 1920 – 2 February 2004) was an English businessman who co-founded the British supermarket chain Asda, alongside Peter and Fred Asquith.
The son of Arthur Stockdale, Noel (later to become Sir Noel Stockdale) met and struck up an immediate rapport with the Asquith brothers. He went on to become the other co-founder of the future Asda, in a meeting that would change the way we shop forever.
But longtime Chairman Noel Stockdale could hardly be concerned about these minor setbacks; quite reasonably, he did not try to fix what was not broken, but continued building more superstores across the northern half of the country.
Feb 9, 2004 · Sir Noel Stockdale, who has died aged 83, was a founder of Asda and pioneer of grocery superstores in Britain, after courageous wartime service in the RAF.
Jul 16, 2015 · Sir Noel Stockdale, the then chairman of Associated Dairies, was the driving force behind the firm’s development in these early years. Asda took advantage of the abolition of retail price...
Sir Noel Stockdale, Kt, DFM, Life President of Walmart-ASDA (formerly ASDA), 1986 (Chairman of ASDA 1969-86), died in hospital, 2 February, 2004. He was aged 83.
May 9, 2018 · But longtime-Chairman Noel Stockdale could hardly be concerned about these minor setbacks; quite reasonably, he did not try to fix what was not broken, but continued building more superstores across the northern half of the country. By 1978, Asda had 60 of these, and two years later they passed the £ 1 billion sales mark.
