Subsidiaries
Although managed by the Society, in-house travel agents operate under the national co-operative travel brand. The Co-operative Travel is a member of the Co-operative Travel Trading Group. From 2008, Rainbow supermarkets and Co-op Local stores began re-branding as The Co-operative Food, whilst also remaining part of the Anglia Society. In 2011, adjacent petrol filling stations previously supplied by Shell moved across to Total, aligning buying with the Co-operative Retail Trading Group.
| Division | Outlets |
|---|---|
| The Co-operative Food | 27 (including 8 filling stations) |
| The Co-operative Travel | 15 (plus 10 bureaux de change) |
| Anglia Co-operative Funerals | 25 |
| Westgate Department Stores | Blythe and Scunthorpe |
| Westgate Optical | Peterborough, St. Neots and Hunstanton |
| Stylistics Hair and Beauty Salon | Peterborough |
The Anglia Co-operative Funeral group incorporates R J Scholes (Bourne, Deeping St. James and Stamford), Harvey Brothers (Bungay), J H Landin & Son (Chatteris), A Coley & Son (Crowland), George James & Son (March), Watkins & Stafford (Peterborough), Dennis Easton (St. Ives), Fishers (Southwald), H E Bull & Son (Whittlesey) and M J Claypole (Yaxley) funeral directors.
| Subsidiary undertaking | Principal activity |
|---|---|
| Anglia Co-operative (Food) Ltd. | Food retailing |
| Anglia Co-operative Properties Ltd. | Property management |
| Co-op Funeral Services (Anglia) Ltd. | Funeral services |
| Elite Electrical Ltd. | Non-trading |
| Food and Funeral Properties Ltd. | Property management |
| Plutarch Limited | Property management |
| Westgate Optical Ltd. | Ophthalmic opticians |
| Yaxley Farm Ltd. | Farming |
| Anglia Motor Group Ltd. | Non-trading |
| Anglia Wholesale Furniture Distribution Ltd. | Non-trading |
| ARCS Department Stores Ltd. | Non-trading |
| ARCS Electrical Superstores Ltd. | Non-trading |
| Rainbow Stores Ltd. | Non-trading |
Anglia Motor Group previously sold Audi, Vauxhall, Honda and Fiat in King's Lynn, Vauxhall in Wisbech and Hunstanton and Proton in Beccles. It also operated a King's Lynn bodyshop trading as Bodyline.
| Associated undertaking | Class of shares |
|---|---|
| J E Beale Plc | Preference |
| Anglia Home Furnishings Ltd. | Preference |
Since 1999, co-operative chemists in the Society's trading area are operated by National Co-operative Chemists Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Co-operative Group trading as The Co-operative Pharmacy. The business and assets of the former Anglia Dairies Ltd. were transferred to Dairy Crest Group Plc in 1997 for an aggregate consideration of £4.5m.
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