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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Aug- 2021 -25 AugustSupermarkets
Central England Co-op backs Usdaw anti-abuse campaign
Central England Co-op has backed a campaign by The Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (Usdaw), “Freedom From Fear” which encourages customers to treat its staff with respect. Customers will be able to find out more about the campaign via posters in stores, which include details of how to…
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18 AugustPeople Moves
Tesco head joins Co-op in newly created role
Co-op has announced that Nick Meagher, head of insight at Tesco, will join the group to take on a similar position. Meagher will join Co-op as head of insight and research, a newly created role, which forms part of the groceries store’s “ongoing growth” to its data, digital and loyalty…
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17 AugustSupermarkets
Grocery sales fall 4% as pre pandemic habits return
Grocery sales fell by 4.0% during the 12 weeks to 8 August 2021 compared with the same time last year as consumers have started to return to pre-pandemic spending habits, according to the latest figures from Kantar. In the shorter term, Kantar found sales are declining much more slowly: by…
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17 AugustSupermarkets
Co-op appoints new executive innovation chef
The Co-op has appointed David Llewelyn as their new executive innovation chef. He will guide the culinary direction for the store’s convenience and wholesale food businesses, and will oversee product creation for the Co-op’s brands, including its GRO vegan and top-tier Irresistible ranges. Llewelyn joins Breige Donaghy, Co-op director of…
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12 AugustSupermarkets
The Midcounties Co-op to tackle food poverty with local partnerships
The Midcounties Co-operative has announced that it has partnered with three local councils to help feed more than 7,000 children over the summer holidays as part of its mission to tackle food poverty. The society has joined forces with Dudley CVS and Dudley MBC, Walsall Council and Shropshire Council to…
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11 AugustTechnology
Scotmid and Southern Co-ops commence ESL roll out
The Scotmid and Southern Co-ops have announced the introduction of SoluM electronic shelf labels (ESLs) in partnership with Cambridge-based technology integrator, Herbert Retail. Initial trials of the ESLs have seen increased store efficiency, improved pricing and product information compliance, reduced paper wastage, and an enhanced team morale. The technology enables…
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2 AugustSupermarkets
Central England Co-op partners with Snappy Shopper
Central England Co-op has announced a new partnership with Snappy Shopper, in which shoppers in the region will now be able to order groceries online from 141 local stores and have them delivered straight to their homes. The partnership also aims to grow the number of Co-op stores participating to…
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Jul- 2021 -30 JulySupermarkets
The Midcounties Co-operative launches soft plastic collection scheme
The Midcounties Co-operative has rolled out a soft plastic collection scheme in over 200 of its food stores, meaning that all of its own-branded packaging is now 100% widely recyclable. The initiative will help customers recycle problem materials, including bread bags, lids from ready meals, biscuit wrappers and wrappers from…
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28 JulyFeatures
What would protective shopworkers’ legislation mean?
“I’ve been sworn at, spat at and had a knife pulled on me all in the last 10 months,” says a shop worker responding to the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (Usdaw) 2020 survey. This response is just one of many negative reports experienced by workers across the…
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9 JulySupermarkets
Co-op to launch ‘extensive’ recycling scheme in 1,500 stores
Co-op has announced that it will launch its most “extensive” in-store recycling scheme in 1,500 stores this month (July) and in 2,300 stores by November. The rollout of the scheme is set to see the convenience retailer have fully recyclable food packaging by the end of July and help tackle…
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