Asda has said it will "robustly defend" its record on equal pay amid revelations it is facing a legal action potentially involving thousands of workers.
The law firm Leigh Day said it was currently representing hundreds of former and current employees and had been approached by over 19,000 people in total.
The company suggested that a legal victory could result in Asda being forced to hand over back-pay and interest dating back six years.
It said its clients, mostly women, "feel they have been paid less than others within the organisation despite carrying out roles of equal value."
Leigh Day said its case was based on claims that staff in Asda-owned distribution centres were paid more than staff working in the supermarket stores.
The company's employment law expert, Michael Newman, suggested that the implications of the legal claims were big not just for Asda but also other supermarket chains.
He said: "Our investigations suggest that the jobs are pretty much the same, in that warehouse staff are responsible for taking items off shelves, putting them on pallets and loading them into lorries.
"In the supermarket, they do the reverse: taking the pallets off the lorries, unstacking them and putting the items on the shelves.
"Where the jobs are not similar, we still think they are of equal value."
Asda, which has 175,000 employees, said: "A firm of no win, no fee lawyers is hoping to challenge our award-winning reputation as an equal opportunities employer.
"We do not discriminate and are very proud of our record in this area which, if it comes to it, we will robustly defend."
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