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GB grocery retail stays solid as lockdown eased

The latest release from Kantar, tracking the performance of GB grocery retail over the 12 weeks to 18 April 2021, shows that sector growth slowed to 5.7%, as sales met the tougher comparatives of the early pandemic in 2020 and non-essential retail and the out-of-home sectors began to open from 12 April, beginning the resumption of a more normal competitive retail landscape.  However, Kantar indicates that over the most recent four weeks growth had again picked up to 6.5%.

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Tactics to grow in the convenience channel  
The convenience channel remains a great opportunity for growth. We have published a series of new reports for our IGD Retail Analysis subscribers: The convenience channel’s global outlook Global growth opportunities Multiformat retailers trading convenience stores Below are some of the key highlights to help you plan for the future... Use IGD’s view to drive change...
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Co-op repays furlough support after pandemic sales boost
The Co-op has announced its full year results for the 51 weeks to 2 January 2021, along with an announcement on its decision to repay relief it received through the UK government’s furlough scheme. Highlights Group revenue £11.5bn (2019: £10.9bn), +5.5% vs 2019 £84m of additional Covid costs during the year (£82m supported by Government economic measures), below the £97m forecast in J...
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How Co-op is executing our five UK convenience trends
In the Closer to Co-op Q&A sessions hosted by IGD in February, we heard about Co-op’s key priorities and evolving response to COVID-19. Here we summarise some of the latest initiatives from Co-op, and how these link with our five key convenience trends for 2021. 1. Fulfilling bigger basket missions COVID-19 has seen local convenience stores meet a wider range of food and grocery needs fo...
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Presentations

Kantar: GB market shares
27/04/2021
Kantar market shares are generated using Kantar Worldpanel's till-roll scanning methodology and extrapolated using a sample of 30,000 households. Figures are calculated over a rolling 12 week period and include VAT.
How you can grow in the convenience channel part three
19/04/2021
In the final of a three-part series, we deep-dive on the strategic priorities of Magnit, Carrefour, Tesco, Lotte and Auchan.
Co-op Snapshot
01/04/2021
An essential summary of trading priorities, latest developments, and other key commercial insights for Co-op.
How you can grow in the convenience channel part two
23/03/2021
In the second of a three-part series, we provide recommendations on how to design for the convenience channel, with case studies on growth categories, strategic partnerships and price differential.
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Strategic outlook for Co-op

We look at the strategic priorities for Co-op, the UK’s largest consumer co-operative.

Trading with Co-op

Co-op has made changes in the last year that impact how it works with its supplier partners, with more planned for 2019. Find detailed information to help make the most of your trading opportunity with Co-op. 

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Co-op Trade Briefing 2021

21-22 September, Virtual Event
Join Co-op for their most significant supplier update of the year as they discuss performance results for the year so far, what’s changed, and where 2022 looks to be heading in both the retail and wholesale markets.

Co-op snapshot

An essential summary of trading priorities, latest developments, and other key commercial insights for Co-op.

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Use our COVID-adjusted forecasts on over 400 retailers in over 180 countries

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