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Plymouth & South West Co-operative Society

Plymouth & South West Co-operative Society

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The Plymouth and South West Co-operative Society Limited, known locally as Plymco, was founded in 1859 by ten tradesmen. The society grew from 18 members, as recorded on 3 January 1860, to a membership of over 130,000. The department store business was sold to Vergo Retail in 2009.[1]

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Members approved a merger with the larger Co-operative Group (of which the society was a corporate member) at a series of members' meetings during 2009. The merger occurred on 6 September 2009.[2]

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  1. [1]
    "Co-op store deals fail to save Vergo". The Grocer. 12 May 2010.
  2. [2]
    Plymouth & South West Co-operative Society merges with The Co-operative Group Archived 2009-10-01 at the Wayback Machine (retrieved 13 September 2009).


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