All The Co-op Group articles – Page 16

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    Heart of England to adopt Co-operative branding

    2009-10-28T00:00:00Z

    The Heart of England is the latest Society to adopt the Co-operative branding

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    Midcounties Co-op shows growth

    2009-10-09T00:00:00Z

    Midcounties Co-operative has recorded a 20% increase in trading profit to £12m for the first half of 2009.

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    Co-op cuts energy costs

    2009-06-14T00:00:00Z

    The first phase of a new energy saving scheme by the Co-operative Group has seen participating stores save more than 18GWh in a year.

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    Refits give East of England Co-op a lift

    2009-05-29T00:00:00Z

    The East of England Co-operative society has announced a 5.7% increase in like-for-like food sales for the year to January.

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    Refits help Co-op to rack up record profits

    2009-05-15T00:00:00Z

    The Co-operative Group has reported profits of £393m for the year ending January 10, 2009, an increase of 11% compared with the previous year.

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    Co-op converges on a single brand

    2009-04-03T00:00:00Z

    The consolidation of the Co-operative group has moved a step closer with the Plymouth & South West Co-operative Society joining the national 'The Co-operative' brand.

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    Co-op and Payzone strike five-year deal

    2009-03-20T00:00:00Z

    Co-operative Group shoppers will be able to pay their council tax and housing rents at the Societies' stores under a new five-year agreement with Payzone.

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    Co-ops join forces to share in success

    2009-03-04T00:00:00Z

    The Midlands and Southern Co-operative Societies have announced they are to adopt the national Co-operative brand.

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    Co-op resolves to crack on with refits

    2009-01-09T00:00:00Z

    The Co-operative Group has brushed aside fears of economic turbulence with the announcement that its programme to rebrand all of its food stores will continue in 2009.

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    Southern Co-op snaps up 13 Nearby Stores

    2009-01-09T00:00:00Z

    Southern Co-operatives has purchased 13 stores from beleaguered convenience chain Nearby Stores, which went into voluntary administration at the end of 2008.

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    Co-op waits for keys to Somerfield

    2008-12-13T00:00:00Z

    The Co-operative Group will not get its hands on the keys to Somerfield before mid-February 2009, chief executive Peter Marks has revealed.

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    Co-op store taps into water power

    2008-12-13T00:00:00Z

    A Co-op in New Mills, Derbyshire, has become the first hydro-powered convenience store in the UK.

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    Co-op wins plaudits for its training

    2008-11-14T00:00:00Z

    Lincolnshire Co-operative has won a Regional Training Award for its staff training scheme to tackle underage sales.

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    Co-op on track to hit energy targets

    2008-11-11T00:00:00Z

    The Co-operative Group has hit the halfway mark in its drive to cut energy bills by 25%.

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    It’s a fair Co-op guv

    2008-10-17T00:00:00Z

    Co-operative stores in North Yorkshire are offering refreshments to police officers so they can spend time with customers. The scheme, dubbed “It’s a Fair Co-op of Tea, Guv,” is being rolled out across North Yorkshire and the city of York in support...

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    The Co-operative Group policies put to the vote

    2008-10-03T00:00:00Z

    The Co-operative Group has invited its 85,000 employees and three million members to determine the group’s future community spending. The group has published a survey on its website which offers members and staff the opportunity to decide which...

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    Food sales on a high at Co-op

    2008-10-03T00:00:00Z

    The Co-operative Group has reported a 43.5% rise in food sales for the first half of 2008. Food sales hit £2.4bn during the period, and trading profit rose by 67.7% (£126m). The results also showed that like-for-like sales for the first half of the...

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    Co-op joins the war against knife crime

    2008-10-03T00:00:00Z

    The Heart of England Co-op has made a stand against knife crime by removing all kitchen knives from sale at its 33 food stores. The society has also enforced a strict Challenge 25 policy for knife sales at its eight non-food stores. Heart of England...

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    Co-op gears up for TV

    2008-09-19T00:00:00Z

    The Co-op is to stress its community roots with a new advertising campaign offering ‘a great deal locally’.

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    Co-op in-store mini-banks go on trial

    2008-09-05T00:00:00Z

    The Co-operative Group is planning to put banking operations in up to 250 of its UK stores.  Services will vary, with some stores having a machine to withdraw cash and deposit cheques, while others will have staff available to advise on financial...