All Co-op articles – Page 5
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NewsForecourt manager wins Co-op Community Star Award
The store manager of Co-op Texaco Thorne has won the Community Star Award in the Co-op’s first ‘Thank you for being Co-op’ awards. Jo Bale, who has worked for the Co-op for 36 years, was chosen for the support she has given to the community where she lives and works, ...
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A £2.2m redevelopment for Ingleton Co-op site
The Co-op has opened a new-look petrol filling station and food store on New Road in Ingleton, North Yorkshire, following a £2.2m overhaul. Changes included the replacement of tanks, pumps and signage with the installation of additional jet wash, air, car vacuum and water facilities. The store now offers a ...
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NewsCo-op completes £2.2m overhaul of Yorkshire site
The Co-op opened a new-look petrol filling station and food store on New Road in Ingleton, North Yorkshire, following a £2.2m overhaul. The programme of forecourt works has seen replacement of tanks, pumps and signage with the installation of additional jet wash, air, car-vacuum and water facilities. The store now ...
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NewsFuel sales boost for Co-op site following £1.9m redevelopment
Texaco has reported a 28% boost in fuel sales following a major makeover to the Co-op petrol filling station in Sandford, Dorset. The store re-opened in April following a £1.9m investment by the Co-op, extending the store to a near 3,000 sq ft sales area and modernising the forecourt. The ...
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NewsNew CEO appointed at Nisa after Co-op takeover
A new CEO has been appointed at Nisa Retail after the Co-op completed its acquisition on May 8. Former Tesco executive Ken Towle has taken over as Nisa’s new CEO from Arnu Misra who performed an interim CEO role that saw through the completion of the acquisition. Misra will remain ...
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NewsCo-op starts £1.5m overhaul of site in Cheshire
The Co-op petrol filling station and food store in Congleton Road, Sandbach, Cheshire, has embarked on a £1.5m redevelopment to overhaul the infrastructure and extend the store. The petrol station is expected to re-open in August following a 15-week development which will replace the tanks, forecourt and pumps, and more ...
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NewsLincolnshire Co-op to carry out £1.6m redevelopment of site
Lincolnshire Co-op has unveiled plans for a £1.6m redevelopment of its Whaplode Food Store and Filling Station. The existing kiosk will be demolished and a larger 2,500sq ft food store built in its place, complete with extra facilities including a Costa Coffee machine and hot food-to-go. The forecourt, fuel pumps ...
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NewsCo-op’s acquisition of Nisa clears competition hurdle
Co-op and Nisa have welcomed the decision of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to approve the Co-op’s acquisition of Nisa Retail Limited. The transaction remains subject to Court sanction of the Scheme on 4 May. Nisa members voted in favour of the proposal in November 2017 and the deal ...
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NewsCo-op store and forecourt reopens after £1.9m revamp
A revamped Co-op store and filling station has opened at Wareham, Dorset, after a £1.9m redevelopment. Eight new jobs will be provided by the new-look filling station on Sandford Road, according to the retailer. Co-op store manager Lianne Fransen said: “We are delighted to have undertaken such a significant investment ...
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NewsCompetition authority looking into Co-op takeover of Nisa
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has announced an inquiry into the anticipated acquisition by Co-operative Group of Nisa Retail Limited. In its invitation to comment the CMA said it “is considering whether it is or may be the case that this transaction, if carried into effect, will result in ...
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NewsCo-op announces plans for 100 new stores
The Co-op has has said it plans to open 100 new food stores across the UK in 2018, creating an estimated 1,600 jobs. The retailer claims it will invest more than £160m in new stores and major makeovers for a further 150 of its outlets. More than 20 new stores ...
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NewsMRH ends Co-op trial and signs Booker supply deal
MRH has agreed a wholesale supply agreement with Booker Retail Partners, and will expand its Budgens retail offer. It will also end its trial with the Co-op in January. The new wholesale supply agreement follows the recent collapse of Palmer and Harvey, with which MRH had a five-year £90m contract. ...
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NewsCo-op and Costcutter announce wholesale deal
The Co-op and Costcutter Supermarkets Group (CSG) have today (November 29th) confirmed that an agreement has already been signed that will see Co-op become the exclusive wholesale supplier to CSG which operates the 2,200 Costcutter, Mace, Simply Fresh, Supershop and kwiksave convenience stores from Spring 2018. The deal follows the ...
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NewsNisa members narrowly vote in favour of takeover by Co-op
Nisa Retail members have narrowly voted in favour of the Co-op Group’s offer to buy the business for up to £137.5m. A 75% vote was required to give the go ahead for the deal and members voted 75.79% in favour and 24.21% against the Co-op’s offer. The offer requires clearance ...
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NewsNisa board recommends £137.5m Co-op offer
The board of Nisa Retail Limited, the member-owned retail and wholesaling group, has unanimously recommended to its shareholders an offer of up to £137.5m from The Co-op Group. The offer, if successful, would bring Nisa members access to the Co-op range - including the Co-op own label - while retaining ...
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Co-op adopts SmartWater to help deter ATM crime
The Co-op has teamed up with SmartWater to roll out a new deterrent, which links criminals back to the scene of their crime.SmartWater has adapted its dispersal technology to ensure that criminals and stolen cash are marked with invisible gel. With a reduction in ATM crime of more than 90% ...
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NewsCo-op enters into exclusive talks with Nisa
An analyst has said a potential takeover of Nisa by the Co-op is a much better fit than a previously mooted deal with Sainsbury’s. Global Data says Sainsbury’s investors should be relieved that The Co-op has entered into exclusive talks with Nisa, thereby avoiding a CMA investigation, Nisa shareholder’s discontent, ...
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NewsApproval expected for Co-op redevelopment
Plans by the Co-op to redevelop a Yorkshire Dales petrol station have been recommended for approval by planners. Co-op Estates wants to demolish the existing 108sq m kiosk and an empty bungalow at Three Peaks Filling Station, on New Road, Ingleton, and build a new 464sq m ground-floor shop, with ...
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NewsCo-op cuts ATM crime with Smartwater
A programme to splash the cash and criminals if ATMs come under attack is being rolled-out UK-wide after slashing crime by more than 90%. The Co-op has teamed-up with award-winning forensic technology company SmartWater to roll-out the new deterrent, which links criminals back to the scene of a crime. SmartWater ...
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New-look Co-op opens in Duckmanton
Central England Co-operative has opened the doors to its refurbished petrol filling station at Chesterfield Road, Duckmanton, with a special ribbon-cutting ceremony. The site has been given a £188,000 makeover to provide its members and customers with an improved shopping experience at the c-store located on site.The transformation sees the ...