Somerfield
Sign in to saveSomerfield ( ) was a chain of small to medium-sized supermarkets operating in the United Kingdom. The business started life in the 19th century as grocers J. H. Mills, and after a series of buyouts and mergers, the company became known as Gateway. A major rebranding to the newly-created Somerfield brand started in 1990, and in 1998 the company purchased the Kwik Save chain of discount food stores. The company was taken over by the Co-operative Group on 2 March 2009 in a £1.57 billion deal, creating the UK's fifth-largest food retailer. The Somerfield name was replaced by the Co-operative brand
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- Official website
- www.coop.co.uk
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- inception
- 1875-00-00
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20 sectionsContents
- Gateway history
- The early years
- Acquisitions
- Isosceles era
- Somerfield history
- Slogans
- Kwik Save purchase
- Somerfield Direct
- John von Spreckelsen
- New formats
- Safeway Compact
- Acquired by private equity
- Kwik Save sale
- Store rationalisation
- Takeover by the Co-operative Group
- Legal case
- Operations
- See also
- References
- External links
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