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CMA clears Co-op Group and Southern Co-op merger

It means the business can now begin the process of coming together, combining Southern Co-op’s 173 food stores, 69 funeral homes and 330,000 members, with Co-op Group’s 2,300 food stores, 800 funeral homes and 7.5 million members.

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