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United Co-operatives Co-operative Group of Manchester and United Co-operatives of Rochdale have agreed terms for a merger to create the world's largest consumer co-operative with annual sales of more than £9bn. 19-Feb-2007 United Co-operatives is planning to expand its chain of 529 stores with 150 new outlets over the next three years, with £60m being spent on acquisitions and new stores and £80m on the refurbishment of existing sites. 22-Jan-2007 Co-operative Group is in merger discussions with United Co-operatives, which would create a combined group with 86,000 staff and 2,300 food stores. 12-Dec-2006 United Co-operatives is planning to merge with Leeds Co-op, the operator of 60 food, travel, funeral and optical outlets with 700 staff. 20-Nov-2006 United Co-operatives is to close its supermarket in Saltney, Flintshire, in November, with the loss of 47 jobs. 28-Sep-2006 United Co-operatives, the Rochdale-based chain of 530 food stores with 16,000 staff, is in merger talks with Sheffield Co-operative Society, which has 36 stores and 1,200 staff. 27-Sep-2006 United Co-operatives is to close the Nantwich head office of its recently-acquired P Williams pharmacy business in August, with the loss of 21 jobs. 22-Jun-2006 United Co-operatives has acquired P Williams, the chain of 56 pharmacy branches with 600 staff in the North West and East Midlands, for undisclosed terms. 29-May-2006 United Co-operatives is planning to invest up to £200m in the acquisition of new outlets this year, focusing mainly on food stores and pharmacies. 15-Mar-2006 United Co-operatives is to close its Sunwin Renault and Fiat car dealerships in Halifax, with the loss of up to 60 jobs. 12-Jan-2006 The information above comes from the UK Activity Report Copyright UK Business Park 1995-2007