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Country's second-largest bakery chain is closing branches

Nine sites have been identified for closure

Wales Online

Bakery chain Cooplands closes nine shops across country - full list of stores being shut

Cooplands is the largest family-owned bakery in the UK with more than 200 outlets across the country, but it was bought by EG Group in 2021 and it is making changes

Daily Mirror

Profits fall at billionaire Issa brothers' EG Group ahead of £2.3bn Asda deal

The figures come after a deal worth more than £2bn which will see Asda acquire the majority of EG Group's UK and Ireland operations was confirmed at the end of May

Birmingham Post

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What Asda's £2.3bn deal means for prices, jobs and the future of EG Group

BusinessLive has taken a look at the deal in depth and what it could mean for each company and their customers

Birmingham Post

Asda to buy group founded by billionaire Issa brothers for over £2bn

Mohsin and Zuber Issa started out with a single petrol station forecourt in Bury, Greater Manchester more than 20 years ago

Manchester Evening News

Billionaire Issa brothers confirm Asda to buy UK operations of EG Group for over £2bn

The deal is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2023

Birmingham Post

Billionaire Issa brothers to announce £10bn merger between Asda and EG Group

Both EG Group and Asda are chaired by former Marks & Spencer and Ocado Group chair Lord Rose

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Profits rise to almost $1.5bn at billionaire Issa brothers' EG Group as sales surge 25%

The billionaires also own Asda separately to EG Group

Birmingham Post

Billionaire Issa brothers' EG Group invests £25m in zero-emission vehicles firm

As well as Euro Garages, EG Group's brands include LEON, Cooplands and Cumberland Farms

Birmingham Post

Billionaire Issa brothers' EG Group announces deal with McLaren F1

EG Group's brands include Euro Garages, Leon and Cooplands

Birmingham Post

Morrisons rescues convenience chain McColl's taking on all 16,000 staff

Final bids had been submitted by Morrisons and EG Group ahead of the Sunday deadline

Liverpool Echo

Billionaire Issa brothers who own Asda plan to create more than 32,000 jobs

Billionaire brothers Mohsin and Zuber Issa's EG Group is hiring almost 23,000 people in the UK by expanding more people at Asda, Cooplands and Leon and tie-ups with KFC and Starbucks

Daily Mirror

More than 32,000 jobs to be created by group owned by billionaire Issa brothers

EG Group includes brands such as Euro Garages, Cooplands and LEON

Birmingham Post

Leon and Cooplands deals help sales and profits surge at Issa brothers-owned EG Group

The billionaire brothers also own Asda, which does not form part of the wider group

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Hundreds of apprentices to be hired by billionaire Issa brothers' EG Group, LEON and Cooplands

The group took on its first cohort of 33 apprentices in September 2021

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