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Major players drive GS1 data quality charter Subscription
The 12 companies claimed the move could save more than £200m in costs and lost sales
Jo Whitfield confirmed as permanent Co-op Food CEO Subscription
Whitfield was with Asda for eight years before joining the Co-op last year
Co-op backs Para Athletics contender with store fascia message Subscription
Five stores in Manchester have had a #goodluckcarly messsage incorporated into their signage
Co-op and Kumala link up to offer new Fairtrade wine Subscription
Funds from its sales will be invested back into farming communities in South Africa
Gousto bites into retail with Co-op stores trial
From now until December, customers will be able to collect Gousto boxes at 10 Brighton Co-op branches
Johnson & Johnson joins Mars and Co-op on sustainability platform
The Manufacture 2030 platform, launched by 2degrees, will try to find ways to slash costs in company supply chains
Co-operative model "more resilient in post-Brexit zeitgeist" Subscription
The UK Co-operative Economy 2017 report says Co-op values strike a chord with public’s mood amid upheaval
Central England Co-operative ploughs £3m into new stores Subscription
The investment includes the opening of three new stores
The Co-op plays up British meat provenance in new TV ad Video
This month Co-op switched all its own-brand fresh meat to British, including ready meals, pies and sandwiches
The Co-op extends 100% British meat pledge to frozen Subscription
Commitment means retailer will invest £2.5bn to sourcing UK-farmed produce by 2019
Supermarkets provide emergency help in wake of Manchester attack
Asda and Tesco providing food and water at Etihad Stadium and outside hospitals
Co-op offers £100,000 at new Chester and Cambridge stores
The group’s latest food store opens in Christleton Road, Chester on 1 June following a £740,000 investment
The Co-op links up with MRH for first-ever franchise deal Subscription
Seven new convenience stores will open over the course of the year with Co-op brand and own-label products
Co-op replaces polystyrene pizza boards with recyclable card
Move will prevent 200 tones of polystyrene boards going to landfill, retailer says
McColl's to trial Co-op brand own label lines Subscription
The trial will see McColl’s stock a range of Co-op brand own-label fresh, frozen and ambient products in 25 stores
McColl's trials range of Co-op brand own label products Subscription
From June, 25 Mc-Coll’s stores will sell the retailer’s branded food to go, wine and ready meals
Central England Co-op annual sales dip despite investments Subscription
The £1.2m fall in sales comes despite record capital investment of £45.6m, including nine new retail stores and refurb activity
Co-op challenges other retailers to go 100% British fresh meat Subscription
Figures released by The Co-op show meat imports into the UK have doubled in the past 20 years
The Co-op is set to open 12 new food stores in Wales this year Subscription
Investment will involve a £16m-plus programme of food store openings and refits for around 20 stores
The Co-op membership scheme drives £9m charity handout Subscription
Society also contributing to global fund to tackle water poverty
Co-op launches multichannel campaign directed by Shane Meadows Video Subscription
The new films will seek to show how each purchase at the Co-op benefits society
The Co-op launches national rollout of food redistribution scheme
The new initiative is expected to redistribute enough food for 20 million meals to over 2,500 different good causes
Co-op teams up with Leeds Beckett University's cricket team Subscription
The deal forms part of the retailer’s drive to encourage more students to sign up to its discount membership scheme
Co-op slumps to £132m loss after bank write-down Subscription
Food like-for-like sales rose 3.5%, driven by core convenience business
Midcounties Co-op diverts 3,000 tonnes of waste from landfill
Midcounties saved a collective 1,500 tonnes of CO2 by reducing its energy use by 4% in 2016
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First Look: Christmas ranges 2017 - video
Details are being finalised, ranges are still being added to, and almost everyone is still trying to decide what to charge.
Christmas in July: supermarket range preview 2017 Subscription
What do we know about what the supermarkets have planned to win the big one this Christmas?
Join the Co-op in the battle to end water poverty
Sir, The Co-op Group has just pledged to donate £1m a year to a new global project to tackle water poverty
Is the Co-op's call for 100% British fresh meat realistic? Subscription
Aspirational, for sure, but do farmers actually produce enough for other retailers to follow suit? And what would the downsides be for industry?
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This store was absolutely stuffed with SKUs but shelves were well stocked and neat and tidy
Steve Murrells sets out his vision for Co-op renewal post-Pennycook Subscription
With Richard Pennycook departing, Steve Murrells sets out his vision for the renewal phase of a more aggressive society
Shane Meadows has highlighted the Co-op's brilliant campaign Subscription
As foundations for a new campaign go, The Co-op’s seems to be made of stone
Co-op pops up in the right place and the right time Subscription
Sir, Pop-ups are perhaps an overused promotional vehicle at times
Steve Murrells: the Big Interview Subscription
Since 2013, Co-op Food has “outperformed the market for 13 consecutive quarters, while c-store growth has been double-digit”
General Mills pushes on with FareShare partnership Subscription
Sir, The Grocer is to be highly commended for its Waste Not Want Not campaign
My Week… by Richard Pennycook (as told to Bill Tush) Subscription
Peace, brothers and sisters. And also love and dividend stamps
The Co-op's own label strategy is clever on a number of levels Subscription
Ever since own label was invented, it’s created a tension between supermarkets and their branded suppliers
Aldi own-brand household cleaning range certified as cruelty free
Aldi launches budget version of cult Glamglow Supermud Mask
Essex family food store forced to close after 17 years
Harris+Hoole unveils Caffè Nero-style loyalty and payment app
Amazon begins selling first meal kits
Costcutter launches Facebook ad to support own-label range
Sainsbury's extends Patisserie Valerie trial to six more stores
M&S coated fish sales fall after supplier shift
Iceland debuts breakfast range in Millie's Cookies tie-up
P&H blames drop in service and availability on the hot summer
Overstocking costing convenience stores, says McCurrach
Where now for GSCOP?
Lidl and Aldi square up in back-to-school price battle
Mars moves into healthier snacking with first new brand in 20 years
Adverts face ASA clampdown on gender stereotypes
Why are so few Brits prepared to pick fruit?
We are food citizens, not consumers
Greater clarity as to what craft beer is can only be helpful
