Latest News: the co-op
August 3, 2023 6:42 am
Published by Angela Beevers
The Co-op is making its biggest ever single investment in pricing of £70 million, as it rolls out ‘member-only’ pricing across everyday essentials. The pricing has... View Article
February 2, 2022 8:17 am
Published by Angela Beevers
The Co-op has launched a new incubator programme for suppliers. Called ‘The apiary’, the scheme has been designed to help the retailer to seek out, support... View Article
September 6, 2021 10:30 am
Published by Angela Beevers
The Co-op has announced that up to 30 The Original Factory Shop concessions will open inside its food stores over the next 15 months. The concessions... View Article
August 18, 2021 9:40 am
Published by Angela Beevers
The Co-op has bolstered its data, digital and loyalty team by appointing Nick Meagher to the newly created role of head of insight and research. The... View Article
August 17, 2021 6:36 am
Published by Angela Beevers
The Co-op has hired Dai Llewelyn to guide the culinary direction of its convenience and wholesale food businesses. The award winning chef will become the food... View Article
April 9, 2021 7:01 am
Published by Angela Beevers
The Co-op’s food business has posted a 3.5% increase in full year sales to £7.8 billion after like-for-like sales climbed by 6.9%. In the year to... View Article
February 8, 2021 10:47 pm
Published by Angela Beevers
The Co-op has appointed Phil Barker as head of customer experience and customer relationship management. Barker was previously CRM lead at the BBC where he was... View Article
April 27, 2020 7:25 am
Published by Angela Beevers
The Co-op has said that the coronavirus crisis is likely to increase its costs by more than £200 million. However, it expects the uplift to be... View Article
November 15, 2019 7:54 am
Published by Angela Beevers
David McKnight has been appointed as the managing director of Co-operative Federal Retail and Trading Services. Jointly owned by the Co-op Group and independent retail Co-op societies,... View Article