The kindly Tilia, the goddess of creation, built a real world that had only been dreamed of before. Called the Tales Kingdom, it was initially a place of stirring stories and optimistic imaginings.

After 21 years as part of Walmart, UK supermarket chain Asda was sold to the Issa Brothers and TDR Capital in 2020 for more than £6bn. As it moves away from the US retailer, a large amount of ...