All Co-op articles – Page 7
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Midlands Co-op joins Payment Watch
Midland Co-operative Society has signed up to the Payment Watch debt recovery scheme run by the British Oil Security Syndicate (BOSS). It means the co-operative’s 16 forecourt sites have joined the scheme, which puts in place a co-ordinated system for recovering financial losses incurred by ‘no means of payment’ incidents. ...
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OFT accepts undertakings from Midcounties Co-op following Harry Tuffins purchase
The OFT has accepted undertakings offered by Midcounties Co-operative Limited (Midcounties) to address the competition concerns arising from its completed acquisition of Tuffin Investments Limited, the grocery and fuel retailing business of Harry Tuffin Limited.As a result, the merger will not be referred to the Competition Commission.The OFT announced in ...
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Chelmsford Star Co-op buys family forecourt business
A petrol filling station and c-store business that has been owned by the same family for over 50 years has been sold to the Chelmsford Star Co-operative Society for just under £2m by property advisers Christie & Co.Jones of Chelmsford, located in the Essex county town’s Baddow Road, was owned ...
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Emotional goodbye as Harry Tuffins sells up to Midcounties Co-op
Harry Tuffins managing director Paul Delves said he had "mixed emotions" about leaving the business this month following the sale of the group to Midcounties Co-op.The Delves family agreed to sell its 10 businesses in Powys, Flintshire, Shropshire and Gloucestershire at the start of last month. The network includes eight ...
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Midcounties Co-op to buy Top 50 Indie Harry Tuffins
Top 50 Indie Harry Tuffins has agreed to sell its network of forecourts and convenience stores to the Midcounties Co-operative Society. The independent retailer, which is run by the Delves family, operates 10 businesses in Powys, Flintshire, Shropshire and Gloucestershire. The network includes eight petrol stations plus one forecourt in ...
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Texaco wins Co-op award
The Texaco brand has beaten nine other suppliers to scoop the Best Branded Supplier in the Non-foods, Fuel and Drinks category of the recent Co-operative Retail Trading Group (CRTG) Charity Supplier Awards Dinner.It came in at the top of the field ahead of industry leaders that included Diageo, Imperial Tobacco, ...
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Texaco brand scoops Co-op supplier award
The Texaco brand has beaten nine other suppliers to scoop the Best Branded Supplier in the Non-foods, Fuel and Drinks category of the recent Co-operative Retail Trading Group (CRTG) Charity Supplier Awards Dinner. It came in at the top of the field ahead of industry leaders that included Diageo, Imperial ...
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NewsShop Doctor: The Co-operative Service Station, Ingleton, Yorkshire
GENERAL APPEARANCE: The A65 Leeds to Kendal road is a busy main route, particularly during holiday periods. From the north west, The Co-operative Food Service Station is clearly visible but access is from the south east. From there, the pole is the first sign. FORECOURT: The pole ...
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Co-op on acquisition trail with purchase of Shropshire forecourt
The Co-operative Group has bought DAB Stores, the garage forecourt and supermarket business in Minsterley, Shropshire in a deal worth in the region of £1.6 million, in a further signal of its intent to make significant store acquisitions. Business agents Christie & Co sold the business on behalf of the ...
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Co-op chooses Torex for forecourt solutions
The Co-operative has invested in a range of retail systems to better integrate the convenience and fuel sides of its forecourt businessRetail technology provider Torex was chosen to integrate ‘fuel’ functionality into the Co-operative’s InControl EPOS system following the Co-operative’s addition of 142 forecourt sites to its estate when it ...
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Total signs 31 Co-op forecourts
Total UK has signed a new five-year contract to supply fuel to 31 Co-op Group forecourts nationwide, representing a significant piece of business for the oil company, particularly in light of its up-for-sale status. Richard Laden, Total UK retail director, said: "We are delighted to have completed this ...
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Total signs 31 Co-op forecourts
Total UK has signed a new five-year contract to supply fuel to 31 Co-op forecourts nationwide, representing a significant piece of business for the oil company, particularly in light of its up-for-sale status.Richard Laden, Total UK retail director, said: “We are delighted to have completed this deal with a company ...
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Co-op’s plans split Community
More than 200 people turned up at a town council meeting in Lechlade, Gloucestershire, to hear Midcounties Co-operative’s plans for a new petrol station on Station Road. The site formerly housed a BP forecourt but that closed 12 years ago. Opponents to Midcounties Co-op’s plans say the proposed store is ...
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Alvern seals nozzle deal with Waitrose and Co-op
Waitrose and The Co-operative have partnered with Alvern Media, the forecourt media specialist, to offer 89 new advertising sites. The new sites will carry the government’s Change4Life campaign which encourages consumers to lead a healthier lifestyle. The new partnerships with Waitrose and The Co-operative increase Alvern Media’s national forecourt ...
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Co-op chiefs say thank you to staff
Co-op staff have been thanked for their sterling efforts in coping with the recent bad weather by the company’s management team. Tim Hurrell, managing director of The Co-operative Food, said: "The staff on the petrol forecourts, as well as our food and distribution teams, deserve a massive thank you for ...
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Co-op signs up for Texaco on 19 sites
Chevron is to provide Texaco-branded fuel for 19 members of the Co-operative Retail Trading Group (CRTG), the UK’s largest consumer co-operative. Clive Adamson, head of petrol and post offices at the Co-op Group said: "Chevron’s Texaco brand is well known on the forecourt and we arepleased to be building a ...
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Co-op to buy Somerfield
The Co-operative Group has entered into an agreement to buy Somerfield for £1.57bn. Peter Marks, The Co-operative Group’s chief executive, said: “This is good news for consumers and for competition in the grocery market, where we will create a stronger fifth player in food and a convenience store chain with ...
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Co-op switches 45 sites to BP
The Co-operative Group is converting 45 of its petrol station sites in the UK to BP. The major deal, which follows a year of negotiations, will also see the Co-operative Retail Trading Group re-sign 40 other sites with BP’s dealer network for a further five years. Peter Molloy, BP’s UK ...
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NewsShop Doctor: The Co-op, BP forecourt, Romsey, Hampshire
Just outside Romsey, on the Dorchester to Guildford A31, is a forecourt with a Co-op c-store and BP fuels. The Co-op is part of the Southern Co-operatives, a regional society that operates some 90 convenience stores of which only two have a forecourt.Forecourt: The total site is fairly long but ...
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NewsCo-op/Shell, Pavilion Square, Westhoughton, near Bolton
Last month’s issue of Forecourt Trader featured the Petrol Division of United Co-operatives and reported some very impressive shop developments and results. I resolved to visit a site as soon as possible then remembered that the report mentioned one at Westhoughton near Bolton – I was up that way so ...