Why Kilmarnock's Asda store won't take part in bargain £1 meal deal scheme

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Asda announced a bargain £1 meal deal last week in a bid to ease the cost of living crisis for the elderly.Shoppers over the age of 60 will be able to benefit from a cheap ‘winter warmer’ meal deal at Asda cafes as the temperatures begin to dip.The offer will include soup, a roll and unlimited tea and coffee for just £1 in any of the supermarket’s 205 cafes — all day, every day throughout November and December.And three Ayrshire Asda stores are on the list of those taking part.However, shoppers have been miffed that the Kilmarnock store has been left off of the list.The Queen's Drive shop axed its cafe in May last year as the supermarket responded to an increase in online shopping orders.A spokesman for Asda said in 2021: "Throughout the pandemic our customers’ shopping habits have changed and the demand for online groceries has increased significantly."To help adapt to this we have made changes to our Kilmarnock store by removing the café and adding in extra space for online groceries."However, Ayr, Irvine and Ardrossan stores will be taking part in the bargain cafe scheme.The Ayrshire Live app is available to download now.Get all the local news in your area – plus features, football news and the latest on the coronavirus crisis – at your fingertips 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories while you can customise your page with the sections that matter to you.The Ayrshire Live app is available to download now on iOS and Android.The new initiative will run alongside the current ‘Kids eat for £1’ offer which continues to be hugely popular, with Asda having given out more than 557,000 meals since the launch in late June.Mohsin Issa, Asda’s co-owner, said: “We know that this winter is