All The Co-op Group articles – Page 9
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Features and analysis
Widespread praise for passing of retail workers protection legislation in Scotland
The retail industry has praised the Scottish Parliament for voting to support the Protection of Workers (Retail and Age-restricted Goods and Services) (Scotland) Bill.
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Interviews and Profiles
Is becoming a franchise operator the right move for you?
Why is Sandeep Bains moving from Simply Fresh to Southern Co-op to become franchise operator?
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Features and analysis
Co-op launches night shift worker campaign
The Co-op has launched a new report to highlight night shift workers whose mental and physical health may be at risk.
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Interviews and Profiles
The Convenience Awards 2020 winners: the celebration continues
We catch up with The Convenience Awards winners to see how they’re displaying their hard-won trophies in stores.
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News
Midcounties Co-op CEO Phil Ponsonby calls for more sustainable business practices
Ponsonby spoke live at The Convenience Conference on 6 October
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Interviews and Profiles
The Convenience Awards: Breaking down the store award winners
The best of the convenience retail industry were honoured at The Convenience Awards. Find out the full list of store award winners and why they won here.
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News
Co-op to create 1,000 new jobs through estate expansion
The Co-op has announced plans to create 1,000 new jobs through an estate expansion programme that will see three new stores open every week until December.
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Features and analysis
What’s happening to convenience store numbers in the UK?
The number of convenience stores in the UK remained static, a trend expected to continue for the rest of 2020, according to a new Lumina Intelligence report.
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News
Southern Co-op allocates £100,000 via Safer Neighbourhood Fund
Fourteen organisations across Bristol, Portsmouth, Bournemouth, Southampton and south London have been chosen to receive a share of the Southern Co-op’s £100,000 Safer Neighbourhood Fund for their work in tackling the causes of crime.
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News
C-stores thrive as Co-op reaches record market share, says Kantar
Convenience stores accounted for 14.7% of all UK grocery sales in the past four weeks to 14 June, according to new market share data from Kantar.
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News
Co-op Midcounties joins chorus against Sunday trading changes
Co-op Midcounties has added its voice to those calling on the government to abandon proposals to suspend Sunday trading laws in England and Wales.
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News
Central England Co-op installs permanent hand sanitiser stations
Central England Co-op is installing permanent hand sanitiser stations at the front of all stores as part of a new wave of measures to keep staff and customers safe during the coronavirus outbreak.
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News
Food sales up but profits down at East of England Co-op
The East of England Co-op grew its food sales by £5m in a year negatively impacted by rising wage costs and business restructuring.
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News
Violent offences and threats to "cough on staff" surge in Central England Co-op stores
Incidents of verbal abuse and violent offences against convenience store workers, including threats to cough and spit on staff, have soared in Central England Co-op stores in the past four weeks.
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News
Central England Co-op benefits from store improvements
Central England Co-op has announced a sales increase of 2.7% in its annual results.
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News
Scotmid Co-op grows sales and profits in “challenging” year
Scotmid Co-op grew its trading profit by 5.7% to £5.6m in the year ended 25 January 2020, the society has announced.
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News
Co-op to work with IRI on new data platform for suppliers
The Co-op has agreed a new data project with IRI to give suppliers greater insight into shopper trends and promotional strategies through both society-owned stores and independent outlets supplied by Nisa.
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News
Co-op food revenues up by 3% in 2019
The Co-op grew its food revenues by 3% and total revenues by 7% to £10.9bn in the year to 4 January, 2020.
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News
Heart of England Co-op to fit refillable sanitisers in 35 stores with LocoSoco deal
The Heart of England Co-operative Society has agreed a new distribution agreement with LocoSoco, the social enterprise which offers a wide range of refillable household products, including sanitisers, at value price points.
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News
Coronavirus: Central England Co-op offers NHS workers 10% discount
Central England Co-op is offering a 10% discount to all NHS workers to thank them for their efforts working on the frontline to help tackle the coronavirus.