I can tell you that there was never intention to have both asda and tesco in Huntly.
They both applied for planning at roughly the same time, each expecting the other to withdraw thier application when they saw the other had applied.
However neither did. Also Tesco originally wanted and cafe with no fuel outlet.
ASDA wanted fuel without the cafe.
Also for a long time after its opening Tesco Huntly, was make five figure losses every week.
Tesco has Elgin, Keith, Inverurie and Westhill, within a 50 mile radius all bigger stores than Huntly