Somerfield Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1874

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Acquired/​Merged

  • Employees
  • 42,000

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • M&A

  • Financing Rounds
  • 3

Somerfield General Information

Description

Owner and operator of supermarket stores based in Bristol, United Kingdom. The store retails a variety of branded products including grocery items, household goods, frozen food, fruits, bakery and other related products, enabling customers to have quality products at affordable prices.

Contact Information

Website
www.somerfield.co.uk
Formerly Known As
The Gateway Corporation
Ownership Status
Acquired/Merged
Financing Status
Formerly PE-Backed
Corporate Office
  • Somerfield House
  • Whitchurch Lane
  • Bristol BS14 0TJ
  • England, United Kingdom
Primary Industry
Department Stores
Other Industries
Food Products
Acquirer
The Co-operative Group
Corporate Office
  • Somerfield House
  • Whitchurch Lane
  • Bristol BS14 0TJ
  • England, United Kingdom

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Somerfield Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Valuation/
EBITDA		 Post-Val Status Debt

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Somerfield Patents

  • 9

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • 000

    Total Patents Families

  • 5

    Granted

  • 000

    Pending

  • 000

    Expiring in next 12 mo

Somerfield Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-9855468-B1 Elastic spheroid structure Active 15-Dec-2016 000000000 00
US-10207437-B2 Closed cell foam article and manufacturing method Active 18-Dec-2015 0000000000 00
US-11279065-B2 Closed cell foam article and manufacturing method Active 18-Dec-2015 0000000000 00
US-20190143571-A1 Closed cell foam article and manufacturing method Active 18-Dec-2015 0000000000
US-20170173830-A1 Closed cell foam article and manufacturing method Active 18-Dec-2015 B29C65/565 00
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Somerfield Signals

Growth Rate

0.80% Weekly
Growth
Weekly Growth 0.80%, 93rd %
-35.5%. 530%

Size Multiple

219x Median
Size Multiple 219x, 100th %ile
0.00x 0.95x. 413Kx

Key Data Points

Similarweb Unique Visitors

15.0K

Majestic Referring Domains

314

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Somerfield Former Investors

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds Contact Info

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Somerfield FAQs

  • When was Somerfield founded?

    Somerfield was founded in 1874.

  • Where is Somerfield headquartered?

    Somerfield is headquartered in Bristol, United Kingdom.

  • What is the size of Somerfield?

    Somerfield has 42,000 total employees.

  • What industry is Somerfield in?

    Somerfield’s primary industry is Department Stores.

  • Is Somerfield a private or public company?

    Somerfield is a Private company.

  • What is the current valuation of Somerfield?

    The current valuation of Somerfield is 00.000.

  • What is Somerfield’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Somerfield is 000000.

  • Who are Somerfield’s investors?

    Apax Partners, Arion Banki, and Equistone Partners Europe have invested in Somerfield.

  • When was Somerfield acquired?

    Somerfield was acquired on 02-Mar-2009.

  • Who acquired Somerfield?

    Somerfield was acquired by The Co-operative Group.

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