https://somersetdaily.co.uk/tags/coopgroup/Recent content in coopgroup on Somerset DailyHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usFri, 24 Apr 2026 16:22:05 +0000https://somersetdaily.co.uk/somerset-southern-co-op-stores-face-closure-risk-amid-administration-warning/Fri, 24 Apr 2026 16:22:05 +0000https://somersetdaily.co.uk/somerset-southern-co-op-stores-face-closure-risk-amid-administration-warning/Southern Co-op, a prominent UK regional retailer, has issued a grim warning of potential collapse into administration, putting 15 stores across Somerset at risk of shutting down. The chain, which operates over 300 locations including supermarkets, funeral services, and coffee shops throughout southern England, has endured three consecutive years of financial losses, pushing it perilously close to insolvency. In an open letter to members, Southern Co-op’s chair Janet Paraskeva and chief executive Ben Stimson explained that a proposed merger with the national Co-op Group is the organisation’s best and only viable option to secure its future.