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The Co-operative Group is a United Kingdom consumers' co-operative, and, after the acquisition of Somerfield supermarkets, (now being rebranded into Co-Ops) is the world's largest consumer-owned business, with over 4.5 million members and 123,000 employees across all its businesses. Regional and local retail co-operative societies are corporate members of the Group.
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Costa / Costa Coffee is a coffee shop founded in London in 1971 by Italian brothers Sergio and Bruno Costa. The company was acquired by the Whitbread company in 1995.

In 2009 there were 893 outlets of the popular coffee house, 200 more than American rival Starbucks.