SEVEN DIALS CO-OP IS USING ITS CORPORATE POWER TO CRUSH TWO BELOVED LOCAL BUSINESSES
not very cooperative
not very cooperative
WHY ARE WE ANGRY?
SEVEN CELLARS AND LATINA CAFE ARE BOTH 100% INDEPENDENT, WOMAN OWNED BUSINESSES.
THEIR TRUSTED NEIGHBOUR THE CO-OP BOUGHT THEIR LEASES FROM UNDER THEM, WITH NO OPTION FOR THEM TO BUY IT THEMSELVES. AN UNDERHANDED TACTIC THAT has ULTIMATELY RESULTed IN a no fault EVICTIOn.
This BEHAVIOUR goes against everything the co-op stands for. despite overwhelming objections from the local community, the co-op are pressing ahead with evicting these two businesses in january 2026.
WHAT CAN YOU DO?
SIGN OUR PETITION HERE & email the co-op CEO to express your objection shirine.khoury-haq@co-operative.coop
make a pledge on seven cellars’ crowdfunder to help them with moving costs
support these local shops: treat yourself to coffee and a delicious lunch at latina cafe and buy a bottle at seven cellars
boycott seven dials co-op: ENCOURAGE THEM TO CHANGE THEIR MINDS AND DO BETTER. SPEND YOUR HARD EARNED MONEY AT ONE OF THE LOVELY INDEPENDENT SHOPS IN SEVEN DIALS - OR, IF YOU MUST, SHOP AT THE OTHER CO-OP TWO MINUTE’S WALK AWAY!
press and media
the co-op: not very co-operative campaign video
the co-op won’t defeat me’: brighton shop owners fight against eviction the guardian, july 2025
co-op forces out small businesses in seven dials the argus, july 2025
popular brighton wine shop to be evicted as co-op expands harpers wine and spirit, july 2025
independent businesses finally evicted by co-op brighton and hove news, june 2025
brighton mp calls for co-op rethink over seven dials shops the argus, November 2023
seven cellars vs co-op brighton beer blog, september 2022
Neighbours fight plans to plonk three-storey block of flats on Victorian shops brighton and hove news, april 2022
