Editing Kwik Save (section)

===Merger with Somerfield===
In February 1998, Kwik Save merged with [[Somerfield (UK Retailer)|Somerfield]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.foodanddrinkeurope.com/news/ng.asp?id=18040-kwik-save-weighs |title=Kwik Save weighs heavily on Somerfield results |access-date=5 May 2007|date=9 April 2003|publisher=FoodAndDrinkEurope.com (Decision News Media SAS)}}</ref> and began operating as a trading division of Somerfield Stores Ltd.

All Kwik Save shops were to be rebranded as Somerfield, but it was quickly realised that the look and feel of existing Kwik Save shops – featuring warehouse style wooden shelving, space saving small checkouts and narrow aisles – would not lend itself well to the Somerfield fascia.<ref name=theg1/> For this reason, the plan was abandoned and the best Kwik Save shops were converted, based on location and market demand, receiving a full refurbishment.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thegrocer.co.uk/articles.aspx?page=articles&ID=103174 |title=Somerfield reaps benefits of refits|work=[[The Grocer]] |date=9 July 2005 |access-date=30 October 2009}}</ref> Meanwhile Somerfield's own Food Giant discount supermarkets were rebranded as Kwik Save.