Somerfield
1875–2011 UK supermarket chain / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Somerfield (disambiguation).
Somerfield (/ˈsʌmərfiːld/; originally Gateway) was a chain of small to medium-sized supermarkets operating in the United Kingdom. The company also previously owned 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,[2] creating the UK's fifth-largest food retailer. The Somerfield name was replaced by the Co-operative brand in a rolling programme of store conversions ending in summer 2011.[3][4][5]
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Company type | Private |
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Industry | Retail |
Founded | 1875; 149 years ago (1875) |
Defunct | 2011; 13 years ago (2011) |
Fate | Defunct - Purchased by Co-op Food operations and rebranded |
Headquarters | Bristol, England, UK (1875–2009) Manchester, England, UK (2009–2011) |
Products | Groceries |
Revenue | £4.221 billion (2007 – 2008)[1] |
£226 million | |
Owner | The Co-operative Group |
Number of employees | 50,000 |
Parent | The Co-operative Food |
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