Doncaster businessman blasts Asda over 'absolute madness' of Covid crowding

David Plant has even called on Doncaster MPs to take action after describing scenes at the Lakeside store as ‘absolute madness.’

In an open letter to store bosses as well as Doncaster MPs Nick Fletcher, Ed Miliband and Dame Rosie Winterton, he wrote: “I visited the store again today, and it was rammed once again.

"There was over 800 people inside, the security guard said the rules were 900 capacity - absolute madness.

“There was no marshalls on the front doors and none throughout the store. There were 8-9 people down every aisle and 10 plus people with trollies queuing for every till.

“When I asked the Asda colleague at the tills “has it been this busy all day” she replied “it is this busy everyday recently, far too many people in, they get hundreds of emails and complaints but it seems no one is bothered, just focused on profits and weekly sales targets. Several staff members are off with Covid and it seems Asda just doesn’t care.”

“I asked if the queuing outside had been in operation at all, she said “not since March 2020.”

“Clearly something is going wrong? Does Asda care about people over profits? When are you going to truly recognise this lockdown like the first one, and put the care of your customers first?”

Mr Plant, managing director of Moirae Creative Agency, also addressed his complaints to Asda bosses.

We have contacted Asda for comment.