The Co-op news and analysis – Page 37
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NewsCo-op likely to return for Costcutter as £15m bid revealed
Co-op’s deal to supply Costcutter kicked-off on 28 May
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NewsCity snapshot: Co-op's audacious £15m bid for Costcutter rebuffed
The Co-op Group has made an audacious bid to buy convenience retailer Costcutter for around £15m, according to weekend reports. Plus, two more of Premier Foods’ largest shareholders back a campaign to oust CEO Gavin Darby, a look at the financial calendar this week and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsCentral England Co-op introduces additional security measures
The measures include increasing its provision of security guards in stores
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NewsIceland is top supermarket for customer service
The supermarket scored 84/100 based on customer satisfaction
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NewsThe Co-op rolls out 800 own label lines into Nisa
Forty-nine Co-op-branded products across ambient and chilled were introduced in Nisa stores on Monday
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NewsCentral England Co-op extends food waste scheme to all stores
A pilot in nine Leicester stores delivered enough redistributed food for more than 12,000 meals
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NewsSainsbury's investigates Fairtrade flower picker pay claims
The Fairtrade Foundation has also launched an investigation into allegations workers were treated unfairly
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NewsThe Co-op rolls out new tablets for staff
The new “ruggedised” terminals have been equipped with dedicated software designed to simplify tasks for staff
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NewsRobot grocery delivery firm to expand following funding win
Starship is set to expand the reach of its trial with the Co-op in Milton Keynes
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Comment & OpinionColin Graves: ‘legend’ will be vital in steering Co-op through an uncertain future
It was always inevitable the Costcutter founder would be back, says news editor Ronan Hegarty
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NewsColin Graves to advise Co-op on wholesale and franchising
Co-op Group CEO Steve Murrells described Graves as “a bit of a legend”
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NewsCentral England Co-operative kicks off summer food bank campaign
The society has installed food bank collection points at more than 400 stores for the next three months
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NewsCo-op Food Share will donate fresher food to charities
Co-op said it had decided to take products off sale earlier to allow food to get to charities in time for them to cook or freeze
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NewsCo-op to trial DRS at four summer events
The society will install the machines at its pop-up stores at Download and Latitude as well as Reading and Leeds
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NewsCo-op investing in price and promotions for Nisa members
Co-op Retail CEO Jo Whitfield has promised to “do a great job for Nisa members”
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NewsSouthern Co-op reveals 2.7% growth in pre-tax profit
The society open 16 new food stores in the year to 27 January
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NewsFormer Tesco online boss Ken Towle takes over as CEO of Nisa
Interim CEO Arnu Misra will remain for a transition period to ensure a smooth handover, the completion of the deal comes after a court in London agreed to grant the Co-op a scheme of arrangement on Friday
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NewsCo-op trials robot grocery delivery in Milton Keynes
Co-op has teamed up with Starship Technologies for the service, and trials have been on-going for the past four weeks
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NewsCentral England Co-op claims rising impact of community spend
Each pound it spends on charitable projects has more than £23 worth of impact in communities
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NewsCo-op to appoint new CEO for Nisa after CMA all-clear
The Co-op has engaged headhunter firm Sam Allen Associates to conduct an executive search for the role