The Co-op news and analysis – Page 70
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Co-op Group blames slump on Somerfield
The Co-operative Group has blamed difficulties integrating Somerfield for a 2.5% fall in full-year like-for-like food sales. Total sales in its food business rose 4.8% to £7.5bn in the year to 1 January, with operating profits up 33% to...
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Dairy Crest: price dispute behind Co-operative Group contract loss
The recent loss of Dairy Crest's milk contract with The Co-operative Group was down to its inability to agree the right price, the company has revealed.
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NewsDouble-strength squash helps The Co-op slash packaging
The Co-operative Group says its move to double-concentrated squash will cut the packaging used for its own-brand cordial by 40%. Eighty-three tonnes of packaging a year will be saved by the move, the mutual said.
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Comment & Opinion
Feeling co-operative?
Today The Co-op unveiled some pretty dismal like-for-like numbers for food sales, down 2.5% on last year. That wasn’t a huge surprise coming off the back of a disappointing Christmas.
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Co-op Group launches new voucher site
The Co-operative Group has launched a new website where customers can download vouchers to spend in Co-op stores. The Save More site, accessed via the society's website and through www.beforeIshop.co.uk, allows shoppers to download...
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NewsRobert Wiseman squeezes out Dairy Crest in milk deal with The Co-op
The Co-operative Group has handed a two-year deal to supply all its own-label milk to Robert Wiseman Dairies. The mutual had previously sourced 25% of its own-label milk from Dairy Crest, with Wiseman providing the remaining 75%.
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NewsNew Spar MD is ‘Good with Food’ marketeer Robinson
Debbie Robinson, the former director of food marketing for The Co-operative Group, is to replace long-serving Spar boss Jerry Marwood as managing director, The Grocer can reveal. Robinson will take over from Marwood in the summer when he...
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Comment & OpinionAd of the Week: The Co-op’s call to arms is a very bloodless revolution
You might think DC10's talk about adopting a granny is cynical rhetoric that aims only to mask the wreckage of savage spending cuts, like a razor blade hidden in a cupcake. And you'd be right.
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NewsThe Co-op unveils UK's 'most radical sustainability plan ever'
The Co-operative Group has pledged to keep the price of its healthy eating range in line with its standard offer in the "most radical sustainability programme in UK corporate history", it claims. Unveiling its Ethical Operating Plan this...
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NewsFSA in allergy alert over Co-op Cheddars
The Co-operative Group has had to withdraw two own-label Cheddars after they were found to contain high levels of histamine, which can trigger symptoms of an allergic reaction. The retailer withdrew a total of 172 cases amounting to...
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NewsWelsh chain CKs sustains loss of £23k
CKs Supermarkets has vowed to push on with its expansion plans despite falling into the red. The chain bought four stores from The Co-operative Group in July 2009 and although the purchase boosted sales by 16.8% to £29.4m in the year to...
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NewsHaldanes to launch a ‘strong and broad’ new discounter chain
Haldanes is launching a new discount supermarket chain called Ugo. The retailer, formed last year after buying a number of former Somerfield stores from The Co-operative Group, is launching the chain after acquiring 20 Netto stores from...
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NewsCo-op Group weather deal
The Co-operative Group has secured a 12-month deal to sponsor ITV1's national weather from 1 January. The society said it planned to use the sponsorship the biggest in its history to raise awareness of what it offers and to encourage...
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News‘Revolution’ for staff training at the Co-op
The Co-operative Group has rolled out a new training programme for staff working at its food stores. Citrus (Communication, Induction, Training, Resource, Understanding and Support) was launched in early autumn and trialled at 81 stores....
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NewsMusgrave sells first Somerfield store two years after buying it
Musgrave Retail Partners GB has finally sold its first former Somerfield store to an independent retailer. The wholesaler snapped up 13 stores from The Co-operative Group in January 2009 and planned to sell them to independents under the...
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Supplier Q&A : The time to think smarter
After the collapse of Dairy Farmers of Britain in June 2009, confidence in the future of dairy co-ops was at an all-time low. But with pre-tax profits up a healthy £8.6m in the six months to 2 October and the co-op about to launch I Can't Believe It's Not Cheddar, ...
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NewsBritish wheat move for Co-op own label
The Co-operative Group has become the first retailer to switch its own-label sliced bread range to 100% British wheat. The switch is across the society's 10-strong own-label bread range and includes both its value offering Simply Value...
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Mills Group offloads small supermarkets
Mills Group has become the latest retailer to sell some of its small supermarkets. The c-store chain acquired eight stores from The Co-operative Group last year, taking the retailer into small supermarkets for the first time. However, it...
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Co-op Group targets 20 million for card scheme
The Co-operative Group is planning a major membership drive next year in a bid to sign up 20 million people to the profit-sharing scheme by 2020. And the society, while extolling the benefits of the scheme which currently has six million…
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NewsThe Co-op completes coverage with shop on The Strand
The Co-operative Group will have a store in every postcode in the UK when its latest new outlet on The Strand opens in February.