All The Co-op articles – Page 92
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Corollary attributes
The Co-operative Group is trialling a little-known yellow flesh salad potato called Corolle.Originally grown in France, the potato is being produced in the UK for the first time by Produce World. Corolle potatoes are being sold under the...
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Somerfield rolls out business delivery arm
Somerfield is rolling out its business delivery service to 300 stores nationwide after the successful trial in 38 stores across Scotland that began in May.The service is designed to cut bills and shopping time for businesses such as bed &...
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It’s fresh. And fast!
In the second of our Back to the Floor series, Siân Harrington spends a day as a colleague at Somerfield’s thriving Market Fresh store in East Dulwich, and finds the pace relentlessIn a previous life, Somerfield store manager Jason...
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Doing it yourself - it makes sense
It’s more than a gimmick. Co-op Today makes a solid business case for only having self-checkout says Elaine WatsonIt was a bold move, admits Bill Laird, as he launches the first store in Europe serviced purely through self-checkout. ...
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Essentials alteration
Somerfield has appointed Doug Hall to take over from Steve Tremlett as head of its Somerfield Essentials convenience format.Tremlett remains in the format team, but has moved to manage the reformatting of the 114 stores that Somerfield recently...
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Whitbread quits Somerfield
The resignation of Robin Whitbread, Somerfield Group’s buying and marketing director and MD of Kwik Save, has sparked City speculation that he believed he was being sidelined.“I suspect he became disillusioned when he did not get the chief...
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Appeal of the interior
The Cameo apple is consolidating its presence in UK retail with five UK supermarkets now stocking it – Tesco, Budgens, the Co-op, Booths and Somerfield.Cameo is grown in Europe by members of the European Cameo Club, which controls all aspects...
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Midlands Co-op acquires Metro
Midlands Co-op has boosted its food retail estate to 162 stores with the acquisition of The Grocer Top 50 member Metro Discount Stores. The eight-store Burton-based chain is the latest in a string of Nisa members to be swallowed up in recent...
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Robin Whitbread resigns
Kwik Save MD and Somerfield’s group buying and marketing director Robin Whitbread has resigned with immediate effect. The Somerfield board has also announced that Katie Bickerstaffe has been appointed group retail director and will take on...
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Restructuring ahead as Co-op’s Bowes departs
John Bowes, chief general manager for strategy at the Co-operative Group’s retail division, is leaving the business at the end of this month to pursue other interests.Bowes has been heavily involved in the refit programme for the Co-operative...
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OS&G first for self-checkout
Oxford, Swindon & Gloucester Co-op will open the UK’s first supermarket to be serviced purely by self-checkout tills at Montpellier in Cheltenham next week.The store will also be fitted out with electronic shelf edge labels if a trial at the...
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Midlands Co-op buys Metro Stores
One of The Grocer’s Top 50 independent retailers, Metro Stores, has been bought by Midlands Co-opMetro Stores, operating in the Burton upon Trent area, comprise of eight convenience stores providing over 5000 sq ft of retail selling...
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Heart of England Co-op gets new chief executive
The Heart of England Co-op has chosen Ali Kurji as chief executive, succeeding Richard Samson who left to take up the same role at Ipswich and Norwich Co-op.Kurji will be responsible for overseeing the society’s food retail stores, totalling 12...
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Co-op enters Sedgley fray
The West Midlands Co-op has opened in Sedgley after spending £600,000 on refurbishing a former Safeway store bought from Morrisons for £7m. This new store, in the centre of Sedgley, faces fierce competition and it needs to attract previous...
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A bit weighed down?
They’ve made huge strides but can the co-operative societies continue to flourish? Elaine Watson and Rod Addy reportModernise or die was the stark message of the Co-operative Commission report into the co-op movement in 2001. Three...
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The key initiatives that have been driving the top societies forwards
AcquisitiveThe last two years have seen accelerated consolidation in the c-store market and co-ops have led the way.Most aggressive is the Co-operative Group, which kicked off its shopping spree in April 2002 with the acquisition...
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Somerfield adds clout to senior buying team
Somerfield has announced a series of senior buying appointments, which it said added experience and further strengthened the team.Andrew Grant became the head of category buying, BWS and cigarettes, this month, replacing Marcel Hayden who has...
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Co-op half-year profits down by 40%
The Co-operative Group has suffered a severe setback after several years of steep growth in sales and profits.Profits are down more than 40% to £35.8m for the six months to July 24 compared with £61.6m last time, and sales are almost flat at...
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A supergroup: why it will not happen
Creating one trading group for independents is a great idea. But nobody is buying it, reports John WoodThat point is clearly not lost on Martin Beaumont, chief executive of the Co-operative Group, which runs CRTG. He told this...