Editing Kwik Save (section)

===1990s===
In November 1994, Kwik Save acquired 117 supermarkets from [[Shoprite (Isle of Man)|Shoprite]], a fellow food discounter, for £45 million.<ref name=bowler>{{cite news |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5245/is_/ai_n28676490|title=Bowler says focus was wrong as 107 shops go|access-date=30 October 2009|date=9 November 1996|work=The Grocer | first=Mervyn | last=Gilbert}}</ref> The company subsequently accepted that it was focused too much on acquisitions rather than its existing operations.<ref name=bowler/> It announced the closure of 107 underperforming shops in November 1996.<ref name=bowler/>