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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Jun- 2022 -9 JuneHigh Street
Co-op to launch new food waste reduction platform
The Co-op is set to launch a new platform which aims to help retailers reduce food waste and is currently being trialled in some of its own stores. Founding partners Co-op and Microsoft, supported by technology consultancy BJSS and Team ITG, have created the platform – named Caboodle – a…
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May- 2022 -18 MaySupermarkets
Midcounties Co-operative announces £1m investment in retail crime prevention
Your Co-op Food, part of The Midcounties Co-operative, has announced a £1m investment as part of its ongoing commitment to protecting its colleagues, stores and local communities by deterring retail crime. The measures include creating a dedicated Safe Stores team within the Society, and rolling out state-of-the-art technology in stores.…
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12 MaySupermarkets
Co-op to open new Salford store
Co-op is set to open its newest convenience store later this month in MediaCity, Salford. The Co-op’s new 5,300 sq ft store is to be powered by 100% renewable electricity, and has created 20 local jobs. The new MediaCity store brings the number of Co-op stores in Salford to seven…
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11 MaySupermarkets
Co-op trials new click and collect service to boost convenience
Co-op has launched a trial of a dedicated external service hatch to make its click and collect service more convenient. The new service was launched in Lewes Road, Brighton – a store which had been identified as one of Co-op’s busiest in the UK for click and collect orders through…
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4 MayHigh Street
Retail Jobs Alliance demands business rates reform
An alliance of retail companies including Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Greggs and Waterstones are forging a new coalition to urge Rishi Sunak to move ahead with reforms to Britain’s decades-old business rates regime, according to Sky News. The group, which is calling itself the Retail Jobs Alliance, has written to the chancellor…
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Apr- 2022 -8 AprilNews
Co-op profits drop 57% amid food supply disruptions
The Co-op Group has reported its underlying profits dropped 57% year-on-year in FY21 from £235m to £100m, marking a loss of £32m amid reduced availability of certain products in the group’s food stores following the effect of Covid on global supply chains. Pre-tax profits also fell 55% from £127m in…
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Mar- 2022 -28 MarchNews
Co-op CEO Steve Murrells to step down at AGM
The Co-op Group has announced that its Group CEO, Steve Murrells will step down following this year’s AGM in May. At the same time the board has chosen to appoint Shirine Khoury-Haq, group CFO and CEO of Co-op Life Services as its Interim Group CEO. Murrells said: “It is important…
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15 MarchOnline & Digital
Good Food Group launches new digital platform
A new ‘match-making’ platform has been launched by food consultancy The Good Food Group in a bid to partner UK retail buyers with up-and-coming brands. The digital platform is designed to help “time-poor buyers and new brands find each other in a product discovery process”. The introduction portal is an…
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Feb- 2022 -1 FebruaryNews
Co-op workers win first stage of equal pay battle
Co-op shop floor workers have won the first argument in its battle to secure equal pay with distribution employees. Comparability is the first stage in a three-step legal process for equal pay claims in which the workers argued they were being paid less than colleagues in distribution centres. The retailer…
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Jan- 2022 -27 JanuarySupermarkets
The Midcounties Co-Operative appoints new head of property
The Midcounties Co-operative has appointed Kathryn Lyddon as head of property as it embarks on a “significant” investment programme for 2022. In her new role, Lyddon will be providing professional expertise and support across the society’s property portfolio, which currently spans more than 220 Your Co-op Food stores, 48 Your…
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