The Co-op news and analysis – Page 71
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NewsSMEs to get helping hand with Routes to Market training scheme
Small and medium-sized food and drink businesses in southern England are getting a helping hand with a retail skills course launched by Chichester College, in partnership with The Southern Co-operative.
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NewsCo-op woos younger shoppers with pop-up restaurants
The Co-operative Group is launching an experiential marketing and social media campaign this summer in a bid to attract younger shoppers.
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NewsCo-operative Group hit by double downgrade after bank ‘bail-in’
The Co-operative Group has been dealt a double downgrade blow by Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s.
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NewsCo-op unveils ‘bail-in’ plan to shore up banking business
The Co-operative Group has laid out plans to shore up a £1.5bn hole in its banking business.
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NewsGoodlife Foods blocks The Co-op's 'Good Life' trademark bid
Goodlife Foods has opposed The Co-operative Group’s application to trademark the name ‘The Co-operative Good Life’…
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Comment & Opinion
The Co-op Group now has a 'formidable' management team
This week, The Co-operative Group chairman Len Wardle described the society’s new management team as “formidable”…
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NewsCo-op serves up summery treats in time for Wimbledon
The Co-operative is hoping to generate a summery buzz with a range of Wimbledon-inspired deals on food and drink.
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NewsMorrisons finance boss Richard Pennycook joins The Co-op
Outgoing Morrisons finance director Richard Pennycook has been named the new group FD for The Co-operative Group.
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NewsCo-op blasted by shoppers over poor value for money
Only 10% of shoppers believe The Co-operative Group offers good value for money…
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News'No quick fixes' says new Co-op Bank CEO Booker
The new CEO of The Co-operative Bank has warned there are “no quick fixes” to the bank’s recent problems, but insists it can deliver “sustainable improvement”.
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NewsCo-op rolls out waste backhaul scheme
The Co-operative Group is rolling out its zero waste to landfill scheme to its entire food store estate.
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NewsCo-op study blasts unhealthy lifestyles of TV soap characters
Characters in the UK’s biggest soap operas are setting a bad example with high levels of unhealthy eating and alcohol consumption, a new study by the Co-operative Group has revealed.
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NewsThe Co-op Group: 'bank downgrades will not affect food'
The Co-operative Group’s much-publicised banking woes will not affect its food business, it has insisted…
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NewsCo-op Bank on the defensive after Moody's downgrade
The Co-operative Banking Group has insisted it has strong funding profile and high levels of liquidity despite being downgraded to ‘junk’ status by Moody’s.
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Comment & Opinion
Lloyds deal collapse a bitter blow for Co-op's Peter Marks
This week, The Co-operative Group was forced to pull out of its deal to acquire 632 Lloyds Bank branches….
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NewsMidcounties Co-op breaks £1bn sales barrier
Turnover at Midcounties Co-operative, the UK’s second-biggest co-op behind The Co-operative Group, has hit £1bn…
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NewsSupermarkets' brand value took a £3bn knock in 2012
The brand value of the major UK supermarkets took a £3bn tumble in 2012, with only Sainsbury’s bucking the trend and increasing in value, a study has found.
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NewsSainsbury’s, M&S and the Co-op follow Tesco's lead on GM feed
Sainsbury’s, Marks & Spencer and The Co-operative Group will begin allowing their suppliers to use GM feed for poultry, following Tesco’s announcement on Thursday.
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NewsCo-op Group cuts weight of wine bottles
The Co-operative Group has reduced the weight of its own-label wine bottles…
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NewsTesco Fish in a Flash replaces Saucy Fish Co
Tesco is launching Fish in a Flash – a new range of pre-packed, ready-to-cook fish to replace The Saucy Fish Co inn stores on Monday, The Grocer can exclusively reveal.