The Co-operative Group

The Co-operative Group is the UK’s biggest mutual retailer. As well as running food retail and wholesale operations, is the country’s largest funeral business and probate provider. Retail Week provides news, analysis, features and opinion about the Co-op and the grocery sector.

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Co-op launches new fund for sustainable farming
2025-01-20T15:31:00+00:00By Hugh Radojev
The Co-op Group has launched an £820,000 fund to support sustainable farming efforts, as part of its “long-term investment in UK agriculture”.
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Co-op has set out its store expansion plans for 2025
2025-01-02T07:33:00+00:00By Megan Robinson
Convenience retailer the Co-op is planning to open 75 new stores across the UK in 2025 and refurbish some existing sites.
Analysis
What will 2025 bring? Primark, Tesco, Amazon, Sephora and H&M bosses predict the year ahead
2024-12-23T06:00:00+00:00By Retail Week staff
Looking ahead: What will shape retail in 2025? We’ve asked the top bosses in British retail to gaze into the horizon and give us their predictions for the industry’s next chapter.

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Co-op extends sustainability revolving credit facility

2024-12-02T12:12:00+00:00By Hugh Radojev

C-store specialist Co-op has extended its £400m sustainability-linked revolving credit facility for another five years.

Opinion

‘Christmas adverts have become too centred around a carrot and a bunch of copy-carrots’

2024-11-25T12:43:00+00:00By Cressida Holmes-Smith

Christmas adverts have become centred around a carrot and a bunch of copy-carrots, and it’s time retail led the industry through some well-needed step changes once again, writes Lucky Generals chief executive Cressida Holmes-Smith.

Supermarket sales hit 2024 highs as inflation creeps up ahead of Christmas
2024-11-12T11:25:00+00:00By Hugh Radojev
Second chances: will hiring ex-offenders ever be mainstream in retail?
2024-11-11T07:00:00+00:00By Megan Tatum
Three retailers reveal the next steps in their retail media networks
2024-10-21T15:12:00+01:00By Megan Robinson
Interview: Matt Hood – The man taking the Co-op back to the future
2024-10-14T05:00:00+01:00By Hugh Radojev

Revealed: The UK’s top grocery innovators and what’s key to their success
2024-10-10T05:30:00+01:00Promotional research for PayPal, By Rebecca Taylor
Ranking: The most sustainable retailers according to shoppers
2024-10-03T06:00:00+01:00By Blaise Cloran
Co-op chief executive and food boss count the costs of retail crime and give their outlook for Christmas
2024-09-26T12:17:00+01:00By Hugh Radojev
Co-op is back in the black as membership numbers surge
2024-09-25T06:12:00+01:00By Hugh Radojev

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