Co-op news

The Co-op has expanded its partnership with Starship Technologies to offer robot delivery from a second store in Milton Keynes. Trial expansion Following the launch of the trial in May , the retailer has begun delivering orders by autonomous robots from a second store in Emerson Valley, Milton Keynes. The store has recently reopened after a refit, and now offers an increased range. Custome...

To address the Grocery Code Adjudicator's findings that it breached the code of practice on two counts in dealings with suppliers, Co-op has undertaken a root and branch review of its supplier practices to ensure Groceries Supply Code of Practice (GSCOP) compliance going forwards. At the end of the two-and-a-half year process Christine Tacon, the Groceries Code Adjudicator, has found that: Co...

The Co-op has launched its first online home delivery service that offers customers delivery via a dedicated online store in as little as two hours.  Two hour delivery Co-op’s new dedicated online store offers a range of around 1,500 products including food, drink, household goods and health and beauty products. A £5 delivery charge applies to all orders, with a minimum spend of £15. A free...

As reported in Convenience Store magazine, The Co-operative Group has linked with the ethical living app CoGo to feature 286 of its London stores on the platform, to help drive shopper engagement with the Co-op's ethical agenda around key themes such as fairtrade sourcing. CoGo aims to provide a 'trustworthy feedback loop' between consumers and businesses The purpose of the CoGo app (free t...

With this year's official Fairtrade Fortnight running from 25th February-10 th March, we take a look at how retailers are supporting the event, and driving an ethical agenda in the face of a highly value orientated market. This year’s Fairtrade Fortnight focuses on campaigning for a living income to become a reality for cocoa farmers in West Africa, with a particular focus on women. The found...

The Co-op has opened its first franchise store on a university campus at Leeds University. Serving the campus community The new store opening follows Co-op’s announcement that it plans to develop a network of franchise stores . The franchise store is managed and run by Leeds University Union (LUU) with the aim of better serving the campus community. Co-op’s full range is available at th...

The Co-op has announced plans to develop franchise stores, the first time the convenience retailer has licensed its brand to independent retailers. Franchise model Following successful trials that started last spring, Co-op is set to develop a network of franchise stores. The independent retailers will have access to Co-op’s own brand range, which is currently available in around 4,000 stor...

Major UK convenience retailer, Co-op has confirmed plans to open 100 new food stores during 2019. Store investment programme The new stores will be part of a £200m store investment programme, that will also see it refit a further 200 existing stores over the 12 months, further building on Co-op’s convenience strategy to get closer to its members and customers. The store openings include ...

Financial results posted with Companies House show that in the year to 1 April 2018, wholesale distributor, Nisa Retail had sales of £1,457m, an increase of over 16% on 2017.  Able to step into the breach left by the collapse of Palmer & Harvey in November 2017, Nisa benefited especially from gaining a short-term agreement to supply 1,024 Costcutter stores and 172 McColl's outlets.  This boosted ...

Co-op is set to roll out fully compostable carrier bags to over 1,000 food stores. This comes after a trial in 22 of its Manchester stores earlier this year. Eliminating 60 million plastic carrier bags Co-op’s new compostable bags are priced at 5p, the same price as the conventional single-use plastic bags that they will replace. The move will see around 60 million plastic carrier bags elim...