Co-op bank’s fifth boss in seven years says he will step down as soon as a successor can be found

Co-op bank’s fifth boss in seven years says he will step down as soon as a successor can be found Chief executive Andrew Bester steps down after two-and-a-half years in the role   The company confirms he will stay in place until a successor is found  He said his job with the company is done, and … Read more

Moment Co-op customer smashes two shelves of wine after being asked to follow shop’s one-way system

Moment Co-op customer smashes two shelves of wine in rage after being asked to follow the shop’s coronavirus one-way system The angry shopper started throwing items and yelling at staff after being asked to follow the shop’s one-way system  The footage shows her knocking wine bottles off the shelves in rage She then exits the … Read more

Co-op Bank axing 18 branches and slashing 350 jobs

Co-op Bank axing 18 branches and slashing 350 jobs, in another blow to Britain’s beleaguered High Streets By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 23:47 BST, 25 August 2020 | Updated: 23:47 BST, 25 August 2020 Co-op Bank is axing 18 branches and slashing 350 jobs, in another blow to Britain’s beleaguered high streets.  … Read more

Waitrose and Co-Op Wiltshire ham has nearly SEVEN times the cancer-causing nitrites as other meats

It has been a sandwich filler that has satisfied families for generations – but Wiltshire Ham as many know it could be on the way out. A new study suggests the traditional meat curing process should be changed after it was found to contain seven times as many cancer-causing nitrites than ordinary bacon and ham. … Read more

Ocado, Iceland and Co-op emerge as the lockdown winners

Ocado, Iceland and Co-op emerge as the lockdown winners as supermarket spending hits record high By City & Finance Reporter for the Daily Mail Published: 22:43 BST, 21 July 2020 | Updated: 23:14 BST, 21 July 2020 Ocado, Iceland and Co-op have emerged as the big lockdown winners as supermarket spending hit a record high. … Read more

Co-op gives staff bodycams as lockdown increases violence 40%

The Co-op has given staff bodycams after more than 2,000 were attacked last year, including a worker who was knocked unconscious. The supermarket has rolled out personal safety gadgets which will record when shoppers become abusive and violent. Workers at more than 500 stores have been given the gizmos – which hang round staff members’ … Read more

Co-op gives staff bodycams after more than 2,000 were attacked in the last year

The Co-op has given staff bodycams after more than 2,000 were attacked last year, including a worker who was knocked unconscious. The supermarket has rolled out personal safety gadgets which will record when shoppers become abusive and violent. Workers at more than 500 stores have been given the gizmos – which hang round staff members’ … Read more

Former Co-op exec Pippa Wicks joins John Lewis board

Former Co-op exec Pippa Wicks joins John Lewis board to lead department store out of Covid crisis By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 24 June 2020 | Updated: 22:04 BST, 24 June 2020 Tough task: Pippa Wicks will help lead John Lewis out of the coronavirus crisis John Lewis has appointed … Read more

Shocking moment ‘armed’ ram raiders use a pick-up truck to smash open cash machine at Co-Op store

Shocking moment ram raiders use a pick-up truck to smash open cash machine at Co-Op store Video shows a pick-up being used to wrench open cash machine at Co-Op store Footage shows raiders target shop in Warrington, Cheshire, at 9.10pm on July 15 Police say that three arrests have been made but nobody has been charged  … Read more

Corn-fed Robert Jenrick stayed in his coop as brickbats flew and deputy defends him

Bwok, bwok, bwarrrrk! Chicken alert! Parliament bagged itself a new premier poulet yesterday.  This was not just any chicken, a la those grating M&S ads. This was a prized bantam.  Free-range, corn-fed, the whole kit and caboodle.  Behold, Robert Jenrick, our plump-round- the-chops Housing Secretary, who was summoned to the chamber early doors to answer an ‘urgent … Read more