Co-op boss: We’ll deliver food to needy during Coronavirus outbreak – but shops may have to close

Decades in the grocery industry were not enough to prepare Steve Murrells for the past few weeks. ‘I’ve never seen its like,’ says the chief executive of the Co-operative Group, clearly in awe of the way his 60,000 staff and more than 2,500 grocery shops have dealt with the chaos of the past few weeks. … Read more

The Co-op gets on board the Mail’s Great British Spring Clean

Picking up a record! Number of litter volunteers backing the Mail’s Great British Spring Clean overtakes last year’s 563,000, as The Co-op gets on board Co-operative Group is encouraging all its staff to join drive to clean up BritainĀ  Company is donating 8,000 hours of paid staff time and hosting litter eventsĀ  Comes after the … Read more

Co-op boss Steve Murrells calls for grocers to become greener

Co-op boss calls for grocers to become greener by cutting plastic use and ditching polluting lorries By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:57 GMT, 26 February 2020 | Updated: 21:57 GMT, 26 February 2020 The boss of the Co-operative supermarket says ‘the climate emergency is upon us’ and has called on retailers to … Read more

Co-op launches range of vegan plant-based products

Co-op launches range of plant-based products as it aims to cash in on New Year’s resolution vegans By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 1 January 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 1 January 2020 Vegan trend: The new Gro brand will be launched in up to 6,000 Co-op and independent stores this … Read more

Co-op goes to Glastonbury with a pop-up store in a bid to target younger customers

Co-op goes to Glastonbury with a pop-up store in a bid to target younger customers By City & Finance Reporter for the Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 5 April 2019 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 5 April 2019 The Co-op is targeting younger customers by opening shops on festival sites and university campuses as it looks … Read more