The Co-op news and analysis – Page 79
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Advertising: Home-grown values from The Co-op
We've read a lot about the competition between Lidl and Aldi but as far as advertising is concerned, it's a three-way fight in the smaller retailer sector. The Co-operative Group's investment in advertising this year isn't far behind that of its...
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Indie co-ops’ concern over Somerfield sell-off ruling
Independent co-op societies fear they could face direct competition from the multiples after the OFT ruled The Co-operative Group must sell 126 stores as part of its £1.57bn acquisition of Somerfield. Smaller societies say they could find themselves...
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John Barn named new ANR chairman
John Barn has been named the Association of News Retailing’s new chairman. Barn, who replaces Russ Simper, is news agency manager at The Co-operative Group, responsible for managing all news and magazines across the Co-operative movement. He has...
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OFT greenlights Co-op’s Somerfield deal but 126 stores must be sold
The Co-operative Group's £1.57bn acquisition of Somerfield has been rubber-stamped by the Office of Fair Trading.
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Shoppers’ shift to local benefits co-op societies
Midcounties Co-operative Society and Plymouth & South West Co-operative Society are celebrating stellar half-year results thanks to strong food sales. Midcounties Co-op said food sales in the 26 weeks to 26 July rose 10.7% to £237.7m. Overall sales...
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Co-op bakery offer taken in-house
The Co-operative Group has taken its in-store bakery offer in-house. It has launched a 57-strong range of products including bread, rolls, pastries and cakes across its 1,483 in-store bakeries, as well as a further 433 Co-op stores run by smaller...
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Indies call for Co-op’s expulsion from ACS
There were calls this week for the Co-operative Group’s membership of the Association of Convenience Stores to be revoked following its £1.57bn acquisition of Somerfield in July. Some independents claimed the society’s size post-merger as the UK’s...
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‘Last chance to create a fifth player,’ says Co-op's Hurrell
How is Tim Hurrell, head of The Co-operative Group’s food business, going to propel it into the premiership of grocery retailing, asks Beth Phillips
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Co-op’s food MD vows to sharpen act on low prices
The Co-operative Group has revealed plans to improve its value offering as it unveiled record interim results this week. New food retail MD Tim Hurrell said the society planned to relaunch its Everyday value range next year, revamping its packaging...
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Co-op’s Marks next to say food inflation has peaked
The Co-operative Group has joined Andy Bond in claiming food inflation has peaked, less than two weeks after the Asda chief predicted prices would soon start to fall.
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Confident Co-op unveils record H1 performance
The Co-operative Group has underlined its readiness to join a supermarket 'big five' as its food division pushed the group to record profits and sales for the first half of the year.
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New mystery shop survey rates convenience stores
The Grocer has launched a mystery shopping survey for the convenience sector. As part of The Grocer’s new-look Independent View section, the mystery shop benchmarks independents against symbol groups, co-ops, discounters and the multiples’...
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Good value ad drive by Co-op Group
In the same week that Tesco and Asda launched an all-out price war on value lines, The Co-op Group launched a campaign to prove it’s also good value. The society doubled its usual press activity to trumpet its A Great Deal Locally campaign with...
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Yorkshire range by Co-operative Group
The Co-operative Group has teamed up with local producers in Yorkshire to bring together products from the county in a branded range. Made In Yorkshire, available in 38 The Co-operative stores in Yorkshire, includes products such as beer, ice cream...
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Shoppers urged to boycott multiples over cost of organic
The Soil Association is advising consumers to save money on organic food by spurning the supermarkets – using box schemes, co-ops and farmers’ markets instead. In an apparent u-turn for the association, policy director Peter Melchett said organic...
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Co-op store refurbishment up to 2,000
As its store refurbishment programme hit the 2,000 store mark this week, The Co-operative Group said it was on course to revamp 700 food stores this calendar year, and all of its 4,200 estate by the end of 2009. The Co-operative food store at Locks...
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Lothian shares Marks’ UK-wide Co-op vision
Peter Marks’ vision of a single co-operative society moved a step closer to fruition this week after Lothian Borders & Angus Co-operative Society said it was considering merging with The Co-operative Group. The society, which operates 66 food,...
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Premium release from Arniston Bay
South African producer The Company of Wine People is boosting the premium appeal of Arniston Bay with a new Limited Release tier, which will be available for just a month. The Co-operative Group will be the exclusive stockist of the new range,...
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Crossing the road to another Co-op will cost you 70p more
The Co-operative Group is charging customers inconsistent prices for brands, The Grocer can reveal. A snapshot study by The Grocer found prices for brands varied by as much as 20% in society-owned stores, including shops on the same street in a...
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New standards set for Co-op’s sourcing of fish
The Co-operative Group has set out its stall to be the UK’s leading sustainable fish retailer with the launch of a new corporate policy supporting good fishing practice. The Responsible Fish Sourcing Policy, launched this week, was developed in...