Co-op Group lines up Southern Co-op deal in 300-site expansion move

Co-op Group and Southern Co-op have unveiled plans to join forces in a deal that would bring more than 300 Southern Co-op food, funeral and Starbucks branches into an enlarged Co-op Group, subject to member and regulatory approval. Southern Co-op operates across the south of England, while Co-op Group already runs more than 2,300 food...