All The Co-op Group articles – Page 23
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Features and analysisProducts preview: The Co-op Christmas 2019
Christmas Day is only five months away and the 2019 season marks the first time that retailers supplied by Nisa and Costcutter can access The Co-op Group’s festive range of own-label products. Do any of the following take your fancy?
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NewsCentral England Co-op’s crime crackdown yields positive results
Central England Co-op has overseen a 6% drop in burglaries and 30% decrease in robberies across its stores following a major crackdown on retail crime.
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Features and analysisCrime special: Co-op Dedham, Essex
When a ram raid left their store unsafe to work in, the team at Dedham Co-op set up shop in a barn, braving a fierce winter and a scorching summer to serve customers while the store was rebuilt and refitted.
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NewsCo-op Group calls for stronger protection for shop workers
The Co-op Group has thrown its weight behind calls for stronger protection for shop workers, as new figures revealed its staff were subjected to 2,500 incidents of verbal abuse and anti-social behaviour over the past three months.
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NewsCo-op Group signs new coffee shop concession deal
The Co-operative Group has announced a new coffee shop concession in 10 stores, after signing a deal with Churchill Catering.
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NewsCentral England Co-op ditches single-use carrier bags
Central England Co-op has announced it has removed single-use carrier bags from its food stores to mark World Environment Day (Wednesday).
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Product NewsMeatless mince and burgers gain Co-op listings
British brand The Meatless Farm Co is expanding in the UK by launching its mince and two-pack burger patties into 252 Co-op stores.
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NewsCo-op Group to open new sustainable forecourt store
The Co-operative Group is set to open a new forecourt store in Norfolk run solely on renewable electricity.
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NewsCo-op stores to trial John Lewis Click and Collect service
Six Co-op Food stores are to start offering John Lewis’ Next Day Click and Collect service as part of a trial.
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NewsLincolnshire Co-op food stores enjoy 6.5% sales increase
Lincolnshire Co-op has announced a 6.5% increase in sales at the group’s food stores during the six months to 3 March 2019.
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NewsCo-op Group and Superdrug trial new meal-deal partnership
The Co-operative Group will supply Superdrug with an extensive food-to-go range under a new trial partnership between the two groups.
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NewsMan jailed following robbery at Co-op store in Northamptonshire
A man has been jailed for five years and seven months over a knife-wielding robbery at a Co-op Group store in Northamptonshire.
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NewsChelmsford Star Co-op reports 6.8% like-for-like sales rise
Chelmsford Star Co-op has reported a 6.8% increase in like-for-like gross takings in its core food business, but has warned it may not enough to absorb the current level of cost increases.
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Product NewsEssex potato brand boosted by Co-op listings
Essex-based potato supplier Fairfields Farm has announced a new deal to supply the Co-op Group with its range of fresh potatoes.
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NewsCentral England Co-op reports Easter food bank appeal success
Central England Co-operative has donated enough food to create over 11,000 meals and emergency care packages for people in need, as part of the society’s two-week Easter food bank appeal.
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NewsCo-op sees growth in robot deliveries of groceries
Thousands of grocery deliveries to Co-op shoppers in Milton Keynes are now being made each week using autonomous delivery robots, the company behind the technology has revealed.
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NewsNisa retailers seeing rewards of Co-op deal
Almost one year on from the Co-op Group’s takeover of Nisa, store owners are receiving their first trading-related share payments and painting an improving picture of margins and store support, but say that plenty more still needs to be done.
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NewsCo-op removes single knives from sale amid crime wave
The Co-op Group has become the latest retailer to stop selling single kitchen knives in response to a rise in the number of fatal stabbings taking place across the UK.
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NewsCo-op finalising franchise plans with Nisa and Costcutter retailers
A number of independent Nisa and Costcutter retailers are set to become Co-op franchisees by the end of the financial year, C-Store has learned.
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NewsCo-op Group food growth at seven-year high after Nisa buyout
The Co-op Group has announced the fastest growth in its food business in seven years, and a 4.4% rise in like-for-like food sales, following the acquisition of Nisa last year.