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Co-op Group is planning to take over Southern Co-op in a deal that would add hundreds of food and funeral shops to the retail giant’s chain.
Co-op Group plans to acquire Southern Co-op, adding about 300 food, funeral, and Starbucks branches.
KEY POINTS
- The deal would bring Southern Co-op’s 300,000 members into the Co-op Group’s membership.
- Co-op Group will gain three crematoria, re-entering the crematoria market alongside its funeral services.
- The merger will proceed via a 'transfer of engagements' and is expected to complete in late 2026.
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