Mills Group Ltd was a chain of 77 newsagents/convenience stores, located in suburbs and small towns throughout the
Midlands,
South Wales and the
North East of England
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.
The company was founded in 1986 by accountant Nigel Mills and his father, John.
Its head office, Mills House, was in
West Monkseaton, near
Newcastle upon Tyne
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where John Mills had owned a newsagent store.
The group attempted to diversify into a number of markets other than convenience, including insurance.
In December 2010, the company announced that the stores were being sold to the
Tesco
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owned One Stop group.
The sale was approved in March 2011.
At this point, the group's annual revenue exceeded £100 million.
As well as convenience stores, the founders also owned three supermarkets and a hotel. After the sale of the group, Nigel Mills went on to found The Lakes Distillery.
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