Mills Group Ltd was a chain of around 80 newsagents/convenience stores, located in various suburbs/small towns throughout the Midlands

English Midlands

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, South Wales

South Wales

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 and the North East of England, where the company was founded by Nigel Mills. The Head Office of the company (Mills House) was in West Monkseaton

West Monkseaton

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, near Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne

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. Mills have often attempted to diversify into a number of other markets other than convenience, including Insurance.

Company acquisition

In December 2010, the company announced that the stores were being sold to the Tesco

Tesco

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owned One Stop group.