The Co-op news and analysis – Page 35
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NewsMidcounties Co-op launches £75k fund for community groups and charities
Partner groups have until 29 May to apply for the ‘community restart fund’
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NewsGrocery courier business Buymie enters UK with Co-op partnership
Over 200,000 households across Bristol can use Buymie’s app to order from around 4,000 Co-op products
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NewsCentral England Co-op reports rise in shoppers threatening to spit and cough at staff
Central England Co-op called the rise in offences ‘totally unacceptable’
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InterviewsDebbie Robinson big interview: how a leading co-op is coping with coronavirus
CEO Debbie Robinson has steered Central England Co-op through coronavirus-related abuse, safety and supply issues to support local communities
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NewsLincolnshire Co-op challenged by Usdaw over staff welfare during coronavirus
The union has urged the mutual to end its ‘mean-spirited’ response to furloughed and self-isolating workers
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NewsCo-op teams up with running clubs to launch volunteer shopping scheme
The retailer is connecting its most vulnerable customers with a volunteer to shop and deliver essential food supplies
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NewsCo-op to offer free school meals with gift card scheme
Education secretary Gavin Williamson said schools would be fully reimbursed and refunded for purchasing the gift cards
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Comment & OpinionTeen singer’s NHS tribute makes Co-op playlist
Basingstoke teenager Harry Arkley, who turns 17 this week, has put together a musical thank you to the NHS
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NewsMarcus Rashford teams up with Co-op to promote FareShare
The England forward is a longstanding supporter of FareShare and has made significant personal donations in the past
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NewsCentral England Co-op offers face visors to staff who want them
The socierty has already brought in a raft of measures to keep staff and customers safe
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NewsCo-op speeds up plans for online expansion
Between its Deliveroo partnership and its own shop.coop.co.uk operation, the society is offering online groceries in 1,000 catchment areas
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NewsBooming food sales drive Co-op annual profits jump
The Co-op has posted a 50% hike in underlying profits, driven by strong growth in its grocery business
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NewsCo-op Midcounties makes 10,000 food deliveries to vulnerable people
Since launching a home delivery service from scratch earlier this month, the society has partnered with 100 volunteering groups and 600 volunteers
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NewsCo-op’s Steve Murrells to donate salary for new members’ coronavirus fund
The fund will support food banks, funerals and frontline community causes
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NewsCo-op drops original Easter ad campaign to support FareShare
Co-op said the ad pays tribute to the local heroes who are playing their part in feeding the nation during the coronavirus crisis
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NewsThe Co-op becomes latest retailer to stock The Big Issue
The Co-op will match the 50% of cover price that usually goes to vendors selling the magazine on the street
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NewsCentral England Co-op offers all NHS workers a 10% discount
NHS workers will receive the discount on food and other essentials at all 242 of the society’s food stores
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Comment & OpinionRetiree Dave Bailey begins again at Central England Co-op
It’s not just retired medical staff who are returning to work to help fight the virus
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NewsCo-op invests £3m in Covid-19 safety measures in stores
The retailer will install thousands of protective Perspex screens and provide more gloves and hand sanitiser for its frontline staff
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NewsCentral England Co-op links with Lichfield council to distribute essentials to vulnerable
Lichfield District Council will identify vulnerable community members to pass on to the co-op