Co-op completes pharmacy sale to Bestway Group By Graham Huband October 7 2014, 6:55am October 7 2014, 6:55am Share Co-op completes pharmacy sale to Bestway Group Share via Facebook Twitter Linkedin Whatsapp Messenger Email Post link https://www.thecourier.co.uk/business-environment/business/101690/co-op-completes-pharmacy-sale-to-bestway-group/ Copy Link The £620 million transfer of the Co-operative Group pharmacy business to Bestway Group has been completed. The troubled mutual, which has recently undergone a major change in the way it is governed, originally announced the move in July. The sale completed yesterday. The Co-op will continue to provide certain services to the business for the next 18 months under the terms of a transitional agreement. The pharmacy operation is the third largest in the UK, with 770 branches and more than 7,000 staff. The new owner is the UK’s seventh-largest family-owned business and operates the Best-One convenience store chain.
