Somerfield
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, 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.
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 1875 |
| Defunct | 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) |
| £226 million | |
| Owner | The Co-operative Group |
Number of employees | 50,000 |
| Parent | The Co-operative Food |
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