Co-op
This coverage examines Co-op’s operations, strategy, and role within the UK retail and convenience sector. Reporting covers store performance, product ranges, sustainability initiatives, community programmes, financial results, and leadership decisions. Focused on commercial and operational impact, it offers insights for retail executives and managers engaged in grocery, convenience, and ethical retailing.
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Sep- 2025 -25 SeptemberSupermarkets
Co-op falls to £75m HY loss after cyber attack disrupts trading
Co-op has reported a £75m underlying pre-tax loss for the six months to 5 July 2025, after a cyber attack disrupted its trading . The result compares with a £3m profit in the same period last year. The attack also contributed to a 2.1% decline in revenues to £5.48bn, with…
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24 SeptemberPeople Moves
Morrisons appoints Peter Batt as convenience operations director
Morrisons has appointed Peter Batt as operations director for its company-owned convenience business. Batt has more than 30 years’ experience in the food sector, including senior roles at Sainsbury’s, the Co-op Group and Nisa Retail. He was most recently managing director of Nisa Retail, working with 4,000 locations, and served…
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24 SeptemberSupermarkets
All Amazon Fresh stores in UK to close
Amazon is set to close all Amazon Fresh stores in the UK, shuttering 14 stores under the Amazon Fresh brand and converting a further five to Whole Foods stores. It comes as the group said it wanted to focus more on the online delivery sector, and expand the sale of…
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16 SeptemberSupermarkets
Co-op and EG On The Move open new roadside service station in Lincolnshire
Co-op and EG On The Move have expanded their partnership with the opening of a new roadside service station in Lincolnshire. The Wyberton Services site, on The Quadrant, Coney Way, Wyberton, opens on Thursday 18 September. The 24-hour site features six fuel islands, including two for HGVs, alongside jet washes,…
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Aug- 2025 -29 AugustSupermarkets
Asda records best quarterly performance since Q1 2024
Asda has revealed its life-for-like sales improved for the fourth consecutive quarter in Q2, up 2.9%, and hailed its most recent trading period as its best quarterly performance since Q1 2024. The performance comes as total revenue excluding fuel hit £5.3bn, marking a slight 0.2% decline on the prior year.…
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27 AugustSupermarkets
Co-op expands health and wellbeing range with new H&B tie-up
Co-op has partnered with Holland and Barrett to launch a new health and wellbeing offer across 125 convenience stores from today (27 August). The new range, housed in dedicated “health and wellness” bays, will include 52 product lines such as vitamins and supplements, with a focus on gut health, family…
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22 AugustComment
Retail media: Hugh Stevens on the data that powers the future
Retail media has emerged from the periphery of marketing strategy into one of the most dynamic and rapidly evolving sectors in modern commerce. At the centre of that transformation is a growing recognition that first-party data—properly governed, connected, and activated—offers retailers and brands unprecedented opportunities to collaborate, personalise, and grow.…
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22 AugustSupermarkets
Co-op launches ‘tap to join’ memberships
Co-op has announced the introduction of ”tap to join” memberships on its new electronic shelf labels. The NFC technology utilised on the electronic shelf edge label directs the shopper to Co-op’s membership webpage via their own mobile phone where they can sign-up. Co-op confirmed earlier this year that it had…
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19 AugustSupermarkets
Grocery sales up 4% as Lidl narrows gap on Morrisons
Take-home grocery sales grew 4% in the four weeks to 10 August, as Lidl also closed in on Morrisons’ market position as the UK’s fifth largest grocer, the latest data from Worldpanel by Numerator show. The figures also showed that grocery price inflation eased slightly to 5.0%, down from 5.2%…
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1 AugustSupermarkets
EG on the Move launches new roadside service station with Co-op
EG on the Move has announced that it has launched a new roadside service station in Stowmarket in partnership with Co-op. Known as EG On the Move Stowmarket, the new to market site is located on the A1308 Needham Road and is the latest new store launched by EG on…
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