The Co-op news and analysis – Page 39
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NewsCo-op trials pay-in-aisle app technology in Manchester store
A wider rollout of the app is planned for the summer
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NewsCo-op makes Fairtrade commitment across bananas, tea & coffee
The Co-op said it would now be 100% aligned across Fairtrade’s own key four food commodities
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NewsCo-op to spend over £28m on store investment programme in London
The retailer said it would open a record number of new stores in the capital this year including 30 new food stores
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NewsCentral England Co-op announces new store and revamp plans
Society opened eight new food stores and relaunched more than 20 convenience stores last year at a cost of £15m
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NewsCostcutter set to introduce almost 2,000 Co-op own-label products
Costcutter said the Co-op own-label range would be quadruple the size of its former own brand Independent
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NewsTea industry split over Co-op teabag pledge to cut plastic
Through a tie-up with Typhoo and Ahlstron-Munksjö a method of heat-sealing bags has been developed
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NewsCo-op's £50m price cuts close gap on convenience rivals
The Co-op’s £50m price investment has succeeded in making it much more competitive with its main convenience rivals
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NewsCo-op gets Coronation Street role with Weatherfield store
A Costa Coffee sore front is also set to feature on the show
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NewsHeart of England Co-op reports solid Christmas trading
The Co-op at Long Lawford enjoyed a 95% surge after it spent £1.3m on a rebrand and rebuild
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NewsCo-op seeks solution to polypropylene in tea bags
Through a tie-up with Typhoo and Ahlstron-Munksjö a method of heat-sealing bags has been developed
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NewsCo-op to invest £50m in raft of in-store discounts
The retailer has slashed 600 prices by an average of 14%.The move follows plans to open 100 new convenience stores and to revamp a further 150 of its outlets
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NewsCo-op's Steve Murrells urges post-Brexit EU partnership
Murrells welcomed Michael Gove’s pledge that payments to farmers would be extended post-Brexit
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NewsCo-op to grow vegan wine offer to 100 SKUs in 2018
The retailer will “continue to challenge suppliers to make wines vegan, where they can”
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NewsLincolnshire Co-operative reports 7% Christmas boost
The society paid out a dividend bonus of £1.9m to its 280,000 members in December
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NewsRetailers sign up to corrosive acid sales ban to under-18s
Tesco, Morrisons, Waitrose and The Co-op sign up to voluntary government scheme for acid and corrosive substances
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NewsCentral England Co-operative prepares next raft of store openings
Last year’s investment included expenditure on eight new food stores and the relaunch of over 20 convenience outlets
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NewsChannel Islands Co-op to make autism 'quiet hour' permanent
Customers in trial stores reported a much calmer shopping experience during the dedicated hours
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NewsCo-op plans 100 store openings in 2018 after Christmas boost
The plans were unveiled as CEO Steve Murrells announced a 6.2% jump in like-for-like food sales
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NewsCo-op 'doubled sales growth' over Christmas
It had been the group’s “best Christmas ever”, CEO Steve Murrells told colleagues in an internal memo
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NewsCity Snapshot: The Co-op plans 100 store openings in 2018
The Co-op Group has announced plans to open 100 food stores across the UK in 2018 to create an estimated 1,600 new jobs. Plus, tributes for Compass Group CEO Richard Cousins after his tragic death, Marks & Spencer sells retail business in Hong Kong and Macau and all the latest news from the City.