List of Defunct UK Supermarket Chains
These supermarkets are either no longer trading, have been renamed, or have been taken over and rebranded.
| Supermarket | Image | Founded/Came to UK | Fate | Closed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberness | Bought by Somerfield | 2000 | |||
| Alldays | Bought by the Co-operative Group | ||||
| All 'Ours | Merged with Premier Stores | ||||
| Bejam | 1968 | Bought by Iceland | 1989 | ||
| Bells Stores | Bought by Sainsbury's, brandered as Sainsbury's at Bells before being converted to Sainsbury's Local | 2004 | |||
| Bishops | Bought by Budgens | 1984 | |||
| BP Safeway | Dissolved following Safeway takeover by Morrisons | ||||
| Carrefour | 1970s | UK business sold to Gateway/Somerfield, then later to Asda | 1990 | ||
| Capital Freezer Centres | Now owned by Farmfoods | ||||
| Circle K | Merged with Alldays | ||||
| County Stores | Sold to Gateway, converted to Somerfield | 1990 | |||
| Crazy Prices | Bought by Tesco | ||||
| Healds Day & Nite | Bought by Tesco | ||||
| David Greig | Bought by Somerfield | ||||
| Europa | Bought by Tesco | ||||
| Fairway | Bought by Gateway | ||||
| Fine Fare | 1956 | Bought by Gateway | 1986 | ||
| Food Giant | Bought by Kwik Save | ||||
| FreshXpress | 2007 | Administration in 2008, liquidated in 2009 | 2009 | ||
| Galbraith supermarkets | 1894 | Bought by Allied Suppliers, then Argyll Group | |||
| Gateway Foodmarkets | 1950 | Rebranded as Somerfield | 1992 | ||
| Select & Save | Bought by Costcutter | ||||
| Grandways | Some stores sold to Argyll Group for their Presto chain and Kwik Save, remainder renamed Jacksons | 1992/3 | |||
| GT Smith | Bought by Co-operative Group | 2002 | |||
| Haldanes | 2009 | (including UGO stores) | 2011 | ||
| Hillards | Bought by Tesco | ||||
| Hintons | Bought by Argyll Foods to become part of Presto | ||||
| Irwin's Stores | Bought by Tesco | ||||
| International | Bought by Gateway | ||||
| Jackson's | Bought by Sainsbury's | 2004 | |||
| Key Markets | Bought by Gateway | ||||
| Kwik Save | 1959 | Bought by Somerfield group 1998. Smaller stores sold to BTTF, after administration smaller stores became FreshXpress | 2007 | ||
| Laws | Bought by Wm Low for £7.1 million | ||||
| Lennons | Bought by Dee Group | ||||
| Liptons | 1871 | Bought by Allied Suppliers | |||
| Local Plus | Bought by the Co-operative Group | ||||
| Mac Fisheries | Bought by Dee Group | 1978 | |||
| Mainstop | Acquired by Morrisons | 1981 | |||
| Morning, Noon & Night | Bought by Scotmid | ||||
| Netto |
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Bought by Asda in 2010 for £778M from Dansk Supermarked Group. 147 stores were rebranded in 2011 as Asda local stores. The remaining 47 stores have been sold off to other companies such as Morrisons and new convenience store UGO and other retailers due to competition laws | 2011 | ||
| Normans supermarkets | Bought by Plymco | ||||
| Normid | Rebranded Co-op | ||||
| Norco | Rebranded Co-op | ||||
| One Stop | Bought by Tesco | ||||
| Premier Supermarkets | Bought by Mac Fisheries | 1965 | |||
| Presto | 1977 | After buying out Safeway, all stores were converted to Safeway. | 1998 | ||
| PriceRite | |||||
| Quality Fare | Bought by the Co-operative Group | ||||
| Rainbow | Discontinued, rebranded as parent Co-op | ||||
| Richway Supermarkets | |||||
| Safeway (UK) | 1962 | Bought by Morrisons | 2005 | ||
| Sainsbury's Savacentre | 1977 | Discontinued, Rebranded Sainsbury's | 2005 | ||
| 7-Eleven | Taken over by Budgens | ||||
| Shop Rite | 1972 | Bought by Kwik Save | 1994 | ||
| Somerfield | 1865 | 2010 | |||
| Stewarts Supermarket Limited | Bought by Tesco | ||||
| Supernational | Bought by Gateway | ||||
| Templeton supermarkets | 1880 | Bought by Allied Suppliers then Argyll Group | |||
| VG | Bought by Alldays | ||||
| Victor Value | Bought by Tesco | 1968/1986 | |||
| Wm Low | Bought by Tesco |
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