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22 May '12

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Global NewsStrand store completes the 'post code' set

The Co-operative Group now has a food store in every UK postal area after it unwrapped a flagship store in the Strand, London WC2.

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Global NewsGroup's new jobs pledge

THE Co-operative Group has announced plans to create 1,000 customer-facing jobs in 2011 and a total of over 7,000 altogether over the next three years as part of its food store expansion plans to add 300 outlets.

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Global NewsLincolnshire manager reaches world final

A duty manager at Lincolnshire Co-operative’s Sutton on Trent store has won a national award and is now preparing to jet off to Atlanta to present his work to a panel of ...

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Global NewsChelmsford relaunch store with new brand

Chelmsford Star Co-op has changed its sixth store to the Co-operative brand.


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Global NewsNow it's the Big Five

In what is set to the biggest acquisition in co-operative history, the Co-operative Group’s £1.565 billion bid for Somerfield has been accepted.


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Global NewsGroup completes Somerfield deal

The Co-operative Group has agreed to take over Somerfield for £1.56 billion.

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Global NewsHappy festive season for top two societies

THE UK’s biggest two retail societies, the Co-op Group and Midlands Co-op, have reported a successful festive season with increased food sales in each case.

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Global NewsKwik Save's downfall is a lesson for Movement

“Recognised as the UK’s biggest discount supermarket offering customers quality in big well known brands, choice and value in high street locations,” says the advertisement for staff, that was still online on a jobs website when this column was written. “The company is investing in its stores to bring them up to date,” it added.

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Global NewsEast of England buy 20 c-stores

TWENTY convenience stores have been acquired by East of England Co-op. The society has acquired Anglian Convenience Store food group in Norfolk, which increases its portfolio of stores to 137.

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Global NewsSouthern Co-op snap up 14 neighbourhood stores

SOUTHERN Co-op is to acquire a total of 14 Spar and Nisa convenience stores in Hampshire, Wiltshire, Somerset and Cornwall. Completion is scheduled for the end of September. Currently, 11 of the stores trade as Spar and three as Nisa. Six of the stores also have Post Offices, which will be retained. The stores, which are currently operated by the family-owned Greenstead Developments and RNS Partnership, range in size from 1,500 to 3,000 square feet and will continue trading without ...

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