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McColl's Retail Group plc (MCLS.L)

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The Independent
Morrisons wins battle to buy convenience store chain McColl’s after 16,000 jobs at risk
Supermarket giant to buy struggling convenience store chain which went into administration on Friday
PA Media: Money
Morrisons clinches rescue deal to save McColl’s
The convenience chain fell into administration on Friday, plunging the future of its 1,160 shops and 16,000 staff into doubt.
Reuters
UK's Morrisons buys McColl's convenience chain out of administration
British supermarket group Morrisons has bought convenience store chain McColl's out of administration, it said on Monday. Morrisons, which has a wholesale supply deal with McColl's, said it will acquire all of it 1,160 stores which include 270 Morrisons Daily format stores. All McColl’s 16,000 staff will be transferred with the McColl’s business to Morrisons, while McColl's two pension schemes will be taken on by the supermarket chain.