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Collaboration 'notenough'
The Co-operative Group, one of the 37 companies working with IGD to cut travel miles in the grocery industry, has written to energy minister Malcolm Wicks asking for the Energy Bill to be amended. The letter, seen exclusively by The...
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Co-op's 'Grown By Us' broccoli on sale
The Co-operative Group will begin selling broccoli grown on its own farm for the first time this summer. The broccoli, grown in Cambridgeshire, will be added to the group's "Grown By Us" range in its East Anglian stores from mid-June to...
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Co-op Group sizes up Lerwick store as Tesco sticks its oar in
The Co-operative Group is ploughing £2m into its store in Lerwick in a bid to combat Tesco's entry on Shetland.The society will increase the size of the store from 11,600 sq ft to 13,900 sq ft to offer an increased range of products and...
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Morrisons the master of small to medium-size supermarkets
Morrisons is looking to open more small to medium-sized supermarkets, it has emerged - even if it doesn't snap up any of the Somerfield estate.Speaking as the retailer recorded a 7% increase in first quarter like-for-like sales, chief...
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The Co-operative Group
No-one could accuse The Co-operative Group of not understanding the plight of farmers. It owns its own farms - 17 of them in fact - making it the largest farmer in Britain.The Co-op's agricultural heritage stretches back to 1896, when...
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Southern Co-operatives CEO ends 25-year reign
Graham Bennett is to step down as chief executive of Southern Co-operatives after 25 years at the helm of the UK's fifth-largest co-op.Bennett, who has worked at Southern Co-op for 30 years, will step down in October. He will be replaced...
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East of England Co-op posts 11.4% profit rise
The East of England Co-operative Society plans to update its stores after posting an 11.4% rise in profit, chief executive Richard Samson said last week.The society, which is the third-largest independent consumer co-operative in the...
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Wincanton puts in rival offer for TDG
Supply chain specialist Wincanton, which has contracts with the big four, Waitrose, Somerfield and The Co-operative Group, has tabled a £229m bid for rival logistics company TDG.The bid, at 281.25p a share, beats a rival offer earlier...
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Co-operative Group to trial in-store banking
The Co-operative Group, which is currently in talks to buy Somerfield, is planning to test a range of banking services in its food stores later this year in an attempt to bring together its diverse portfolio of businesses.Over the next...
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Eco-friendly household range arrives at Co-op
The Co-operative Group is the latest retailer to launch an environmentally friendly household range as the trend for eco-products gathers pace.The seven-strong Co-operative Ecological brand, which hits shelves this week, includes laundry...
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Co-op removes carrier bags from checkout to reduce use
The East of England Co-operative Society and Plymouth & South West Co-operative Society have announced plans to reduce carrier bag usage in their stores.The East of England Co-op, which operates 135 food stores across Norfolk, Suffolk...
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Who we visited budgens Teddington, Middlesexco-operative late shop Aston-cum-Aughton, South Yorkshireco-op welcome Banchory, Aberdeenshirefelpham bazaar Felpham, West Sussextesco express...
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Who we visited budgens Teddington, Middlesexco-operative late shop Aston-cum-Aughton, South Yorkshireco-op welcome Banchory, Aberdeenshirefelpham bazaar Felpham, West Sussextesco express...
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Suppliers fear being left in limbo by sale of Somerfield
Somerfield suppliers are concerned they could lose business if the 900-store supermarket chain is sold.The Co-operative Group revealed last week it was in "serious discussions" to buy Somerfield and hoped to secure a deal by the summer....
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Calon Wen bags on TV
Calon Wen is launching a Wales-wide TV advertising campaign to promote the benefits of its bagged milk.The Welsh organic milk co-op introduced local milk packed in an eco-bag in 43 Tesco stores in the principality this week. To back the...
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Co-op plans 400 new stores within the next three years
The Co-operative Group, which is currently in exclusive talks to buy Somerfield, has set out ambitious plans to open 400 new stores in the next three years. Speaking exclusively to The Grocer, Tim Hurrell, head of food retail designate...
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Midcounties Co-op profits soar by 11%
Midcounties Co-operative Society has reported an 11% increase in trading profit to £12m on sales up 20% to £712m for the year to 31 January.The figures were boosted by last year's purchase of Stars News Shops, Rusts and Chalfont...
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Co-op clashes with Soil Association
The Co-operative Group is at loggerheads with the Soil Association over its plans for air freighted produce.The Soil Association has called for air freighted produce to meet tough ethical trading standards but the Co-op Group has argued this...