Merger Update: Co-op Group/Southern Co-op

Invitation to Comment: Co-operative Group/Southern Co-operative

The CMA is issuing this 'invitation to comment' to allow interested parties to submit to the CMA any initial views on the impact that the transaction could have on competition in the UK. The CMA has not yet launched its formal investigation into this transaction. This invitation to comment is the first part of the CMA's information-gathering process

Invitation to comment: closes 18 June 2026

To assist it with this assessment, the CMA invites comments on competition issues from any interested party.

These comments should be provided by the deadline set out above to:

·    [email protected]

·    Jeremy Chan, Principal Case Officer, [email protected], 020 3738 6784

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