UK: Co-op chairman backs Marks amid Somerfield claims
By: just-food.com | 4 May 2010
The chairman of The Co-operative Group has publicly backed the UK retailer's chief executive amid reports of falling sales at Somerfield, the business it acquired in 2008.
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The chairman of The Co-operative Group has publicly backed the UK retailer's chief executive amid reports of falling sales at Somerfield, the business it acquired in 2008.
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