Group in store acquisitions

THE Co-operative Group has increased its food store portfolio in Wales and the Border Counties with five recent acquisitions which will create up to 22 new jobs. Almost...

THE Co-operative Group has increased its food store portfolio in Wales and the Border Counties with five recent acquisitions which will create up to 22 new jobs.
Almost &#163 1 million will be invested in revamping the former Costcutter stores in Bishop&#039s Castle and Rogerstone, the former Nisa convenience store in Gnosall and the Total convenience store and petrol station in Broseley to the Co-op&#039s Welcome convenience format.
The Buckley supermarket, which was acquired from the West Midlands Co-operative Society, will also undergo a &#163 350,000 revamp to convert it to the Co-operative Group&#039s market town format.
"These are significant investments in the region for the Co-operative Group and we look forward to serving the local communities with the best in modern shopping and to playing our part in community life," said Co-operative Group regional chief officer Mark Roberts.
Earlier in the year the Co-operative Group also acquired the Costcutter store in Lower Wick, Worcester which has been transformed to the Co-op&#039s Welcome format at a cost of &#163 250,000, creating ten new jobs.

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