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Co-op news

20 March 2020
Leading UK convenience retailer Co-op has announced it will create 5,000 new roles in a bid to provide temporary employment for workers being laid off in the hospitality industry.  The move, comes as the UK hospitality sector bears a significant impact from the Coronavirus (COVID-19) emergency as customers avoid restaurants, pubs and cafes in line with government advice. Recruitment procedure ...
19 March 2020
In a letter to customers, Co-op’s CEO Steve Murrells has explained how the retailer is responding to the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation and the role the business will play in supporting customers and colleagues. Key points: Food stores Staff are working round the clock to keep food stores stocked, clean and safe Investigating options to make sure the most vulnerable get the foo...
27 February 2020
Co-op has launched two new initiatives aligned to its sustainability and ethical trading values. New ad campaign showcasing recyclable packaging credentials  This week Co-op launched a new TV ad highlighting its recyclable pizza packaging.   In 2017 Co-op was the first retailer to introduce recyclable pizza packaging.  The ad, entitled Pizza and Plastics, highlights how Co-op uses corrug...
25 February 2020
Leading grocers have become the latest retailers to rent out parking spaces to non-customers at their car parks. Tesco and Morrisons join Sainsbury's and Co-op Spaces at all Morrisons and Tesco stores with large enough car parks will join the YourParkingSpace platform, according to press reports. Bays at 446 Morrisons sites and 98 Tesco stores can now be reserved and paid for using the app ...
04 February 2020
The UK’s Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA), Christine Tacon, has today (4 February 2020) launched her annual survey, inviting suppliers to share their experiences of trading relationships with major retailers and highlight any issues they are facing. The survey has played a vital role in helping the GCA to achieve progress for suppliers, demonstrating where retailers efforts have improved Code ...
30 January 2020
Last week, Co-op opened its latest ‘on the go’ store in London’s Moorgate.  This store is the first to include a sushi range from Co-op’s new deal with Yo!.  We visited the store to see this and other developments. The ‘on the go’ format This is Co-op’s third ‘on-the-go’ store, following Manchester Piccadilly and London America Square.  All three are located in urban office areas, close to ...
07 January 2020
Newly released GB market data from Kantar reveals only marginal growth for the crucial Christmas quarter. Sales in the 12 weeks to December 29th grew by just 0.2%, the slowest rate over Christmas since 2015 and down from 0.5% in the 12 weeks to December 1st. This suggests that trading was particularly disappointing for the four weeks to December 29th. The weak trend is mirrored by Nielsen whic...
02 January 2020
Co-op, the major UK convenience retailer, has set out plans to extend its reach in online sales in 2020 as well as to enhance its product offer, with a new plant-based private label range under the GRO sub-brand. Same-day city-centre delivery to roll-out to 650 stores Over the next 12 months same-day delivery services will be made available across almost 100 towns and cities.  This will be ...
19 December 2019
As the last of the seasonal product launches take to the shelves, we visited a Co-op in a rural community to see how the retailer is gearing up to keep local shoppers well-supplied over the festive period. More than just a top-up shop   The first noticeable highlight is that Co-op are definitely aiming to do more than provide an emergency back-up for shoppers that have run out of ess...
10 December 2019
Co-op’s store opening programme will see 30 new stores open in the two weeks before Christmas.  The retailer has invested more than £25m in new stores opened during November and December, creating over 500 jobs. The new stores will be located in transport hubs, city centres and residential apartments. Getting closer to shoppers The programme is part of Co-op’s strategy to ‘win in conveni...