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The Co-op news and analysis – Page 111
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Yorkshire and United set to create second biggest society
Elaine Watson Bosses at United Co-op and Yorkshire Co-op have given the thumbs up to a merger that will create the second largest co-op in the country and a major new force in food retail. If members back the deal, the new society could come into...
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Somerfield boosts store refit programme to 150
John Wood Somerfield is accelerating its refit programme for its Somerfield stores with chief executive Alan Smith aiming for 150 to be completed during its financial year ending next April. Smith said the company was committed to carrying out 100...
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Robin Whitbread takes Somerfield buying role
Former Sainsbury retail director Robin Whitbread has re-emerged in the trade as group buying director at Somerfield. He succeeds Keith Jackson, who has been charged with identifying new sales opportunities for the group in the role of new business...
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Name: Arshad Mahmood
Position: Diversity officer Company: West Midlands Co-op The job: The West Midlands Co-op believes Mahmood's post is the first of its kind for any UK Co-op. He ...
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Job of the week
Name: Sean Toal Position: Group manager, Food Markets Company: United Norwest The job: Toal will be running United Norwest Co-op's Food Markets. Reporting to Austin Waterworth, the general manager of the large stores group, Toal...
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Job of the week
Name: John Fitzgerald Position: Chief general manager Company: Midlands Co-op The job: Fitzgerald has been promoted to chief general manager of Midlands ...
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MILK GROUP AND ZENITH MERGE
The Milk Group and Zenith Milk co-ops are going ahead with a merger which will create a "next generation co-operative". The new organisation, Dairy Farmers of Britain, will start trading on July 1 and handle 20% of the UK's milk, supplying all...
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Bogof's week
I return to the office with a spring in my step this week I have realised that I am not the oldest person in grocery. Who is? Look no further than the Co-op. Never mind the thrusting executives of CWS and United Norwest, most of those attending...
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Bogof's week
The Somerfield top brass were in jolly mood when one of my colleagues met up to hear the news on their interim results. The tone for the day was set early in the morning at the company's analysts meeting, when one top pundit congratulated them on...
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PRICE AND AVAILABILITY
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SHANNON TO RETIRE
Bill Shannon, Co-operative Group head of corporate affairs and deputy chairman of the British Retail Consortium, has announced he will retire in November. Financial controller David Jackson will also retire before the end of the financial year....
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Kwik Save in the loop
as EPoS revolutionised Siân Harrington Somerfield has invested £8m in creating a single EPoS platform across the entire 1,321 strong Somerfield and Kwik Save estate. The move marks the first major investment in Kwik Save's store systems for about...
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United Co-op shuffles team
United Co-op's Food Group has announced changes to its management team following the retirement of Martin Flaherty as general manager retail operations. Sean Toal, general manager marketing and trading, will succeed Flaherty. Toal has been...
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Morrisons is redeemed by its basket after a slow checkout
The World Cup continued to play havoc with our shop, as anyone visiting stores after the England v Argentina match would have discovered. Our south-east shopper fared worst. The trip to the Co-op coincided with hordes of fans who were topping up...