Tag: Co-op

Co-op’s Scot push

£28m to be invested in Scotland with new stores.

Families splash out extra £1bn

BRITISH shoppers spent £1bn more at Christmas in 2017 than they had a year earlier, with a record £469m being spent on premium own-label lines in December alone.
Costcutter’s supply deal with Co-op was confirmed one day after delivered wholesaler P&H entered into administration.

Costcutter in Co-op pact

THE Co-op and Costcutter Supermarkets Group (CSG) have confirmed an agreement

Retailers react to Nisa deal

NISA retailers have accepted The Co-op’s £143m offer to purchase the symbol group

Costcutter reaches supply deal with Co-op

THE Co-op and Costcutter Supermarkets Group have confirmed an agreement that will see the Co-op become the exclusive wholesale supplier to CSG
Scottish bakery items at the Co-op

Bakery leads surge in Scottish sales

HOME-GROWN food and drink is growing in popularity among Scottish shoppers, according to the Co-op.

The Co-op swoops in on Nisa

Nisa board grants The Co-op period of exclusivity ahead of potential offer The Co-op has moved into pole position in the race to acquire Nisa...
Festival founder Joe Gibbs (left) with The Co-op’s Alasdair Fowle.

A Bella-deal for The Co-op

WELLIES and pop-up tents are the order of the day for the Co-op this month thanks to a partnership with Belladrum Tartan Heart festival. The...

Co-op develops a taste for gin

THE Co-op has expanded its gin range by listing spirits from 10 Scottish companies, following a year in which the firm said gin sales...

One billion in sales for FTG

Research firm finds category in rude health THE food-to-go market has broken the £1bn barrier according to the latest figures from Kantar Worldpanel, with shoppers...

Premium spirits boom at Co-op

SALES of premium spirits have been soaring at the Co-op and the mutually owned retailer, which has been busy turning itself into the country’s...

McColl’s takes Co-ops

CONVENIENCE store and newsagent retail chain McColl’s is to buy 298 stores from the Co-op, subject to shareholder and regulatory approval. McColl’s currently has...

Researchers up and down

TWO of the major research organisations saw the food and drink market in the UK in the run-up to the recent EU referendum differently. Nielsen...

Breaking contact

For the majority of convenience shoppers it seems that cash is still king, but that could be changing faster than many realise. And with...
Morrisons

Independents’ sales slip 5.6%

TIMES were tough in the 12 weeks to late April for the major supermarkets but they were even tougher for symbol and independent stores,...

Murphy to lead retail body

ANDREW Murphy, retail director at John Lewis, is the new chairman of the Scottish Retail Consortium. Murphy took on the role on 1 January...