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East of England Co-op launches ‘robotic smoothie’ machine in Chelmsford

'Product innovation has always been a core priority for us'

First interim results for newly formed OurCoop show ‘strong progress’

The society has reported a trading profit of £4.5m, with gross sales of £1.3bn

Migros plans restructure to merge with its ten regional co-operatives

The move, in response to fierce market competition, aims to make savings by streamlining management and…

Co-op Group hails successful trial of crime reporting partnership with police

Meanwhile, the retailer reports overall crime across its stores is down almost 20% year-on-year

OurCoop wins national award for checkout transformation

Changes include a rollout of self-checkouts and improvements to wheelchair and motor scooter accessibility

Detroit community answers call to support local food co-op

Detroit People’s Food Co-op, in Michigan USA, has been rallying community members for support after hitting…

Scotmid recovers to £1.2m trading profit in half-year report

The society also reports net asset growth and investments in its store estate

Children invited to design community superhero for East of England shopper bag 

East of England Co-op is inviting local children (aged 4-11) invited to design its limited-edition shopper…

Co-op Group appoints Alex Dower as Retail MD

He brings with him 30+ years of experience in retail, consumer goods and hospitality

Scotmid raises record £474,500 for Alzheimer’s charity partnership

'This total has been built through thousands of individual acts of support'

Obituary: Bill Shannon, key player in the reinvention of the Co-op Group

He played a leading communications role in defending the CWS during Andrew Regan’s hostile takeover bid…

Co-op Group begins to distribute £2.4m green employment fund

The scheme also comes as figures show six in ten young people don’t understand green jobs