Trading Anglia Regional Co-operative Society

established home furnishings division of peterborough society in 1979, ahf became independent member of co-operative family in 2011.

in 2011, business of 19 westgate department stores, including contact electrical , comfortmaker textile superstores divested j e beale £7.5m. ownership of freehold properties remained society, continued operate ahf furniture , carpets, co-operative travel, westgate optical , stylistics hair , beauty concessions; beales committed maintain , honour dividend @ these branches, until replaced love rewards scheme following year. co-operative home store in hartlepool , westgate stores @ blyth, scunthorpe , march not included in sale. site of march store sold reef estates , premises leased w boyes & co, although co-operative travel branch based there unaffected, relocating own premises. hartlepool store closed when society s 10-year lease expired later year. blyth , scunthorpe stores continued trade westgate time being due devalued freehold , long running lease, although reported management “reviewing format , pursuing opportunities give stores , staff best prospects future.” buyer found blyth store, not going concern , ceased trading in 2013. central england co-operative disposed of scunthorpe store oldrids & co. in 2016.

later in 2011, ahf home furnishings transferred anglia home furnishings holdings going concern. partner of society, anglia home furnishings largest employee-owned co-operative in uk. sale included arcs internet, trading co-op furniture, online store of ahf , westgate, renamed ahf internet.