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Watchdog minded to green light Co-op's acquisition of Southern Co-op

By Abigail Townsend

Date: Tuesday 29 Sep 2026

(Sharecast News) - The competition watchdog on Tuesday provisionally backed a series of remedies put forward by Co-op Group to assuage concerns about its acquisition of smaller rival Southern Co-op.


The Co-op Group agreed earlier this to take over Portsmouth-based Southern Co-op, which has around 300 food, funeral...

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