 The Somerfield Head Office in Bristol, England was subsequently closed and the grocery stores were either sold to rivals or integrated into its own Co-op Food division.In 2016, The Co-operative Group sold 298 smaller convenience stores to rival McColls Retail Group to raise £117m to re-invest into its core food retail business.The "Co-op" brand is used by over 3,500 shops owned by the various societies which make up the co-operative movement, including the Central England Co-operative and the Midcounties Co-operative, but the brand is most associated with The Co-operative Group as it operates significantly the largest number of shops.