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Asda CEO Roger Burnley arrives at Portcullis House in central London to give evidence to Parliament's Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee on June 20, 2018. - Britain's second and third biggest supermarket chains, Sainsbury's and Walmart-owned Asda, have agreed to merge, the pair announced on April 30, 2018, hoping to create a £13-billion ($18-billion, 15-billion-euro) retail king and leapfrog UK number one Tesco. (Photo by NIKLAS HALLE'N / AFP) / CORRECTING DATE The erroneous mention[s] appearing in the metadata of this photo by NIKLAS HALLE'N has been modified in AFP systems in the following manner: [June 20, 2018.] instead of [June 19, 2018.] Please immediately remove the erroneous mention[s] from all your online services and delete it (them) from your servers. If you have been authorized by AFP to distribute it (them) to third parties, please ensure that the same actions are carried out by them. Failure to promptly comply with these instructions will entail liability on your part for any continued or post notification usage. Therefore we thank you very much for all your attention and prompt action. We are sorry for the inconvenience this notification may cause and remain at your disposal for any further information you may require. (Photo credit should read NIKLAS HALLE'N/AFP via Getty Images)