Original sentence: In October 2008, it was reported that Co-operative Financial Services was in talks with Britannia with a view to sharing facilities and possibly a full merger.The merger in the short term, both Britannia and The Co-operative Financial Services will have to continue operating their own products, branch networks and systems
Edited sentence: In October 2008, it was reported that Co-operative Financial Services was in talks with Britannia Building Society with a view to sharing facilities and possibly a full merger.The merger in the short term, both Britannia Building Society and The Co-operative Financial Services will have to continue operating their own products, branch networks and systems