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Project for hearing aids is Hear to Help

Following its £3.7 million donation after fundraising efforts from staff and customers, the Co-operative Group’s ‘Hear to Help’ project was launched in Leeds.
September 04 2010
Category: Retail Societies

Midcounties in bid for awards

Midcounties Co-operative will be competing for honours in the national finals of the 2010 Retail Industry Awards.
September 01 2010
Category: Retail Societies

Jenny Brown, Bryan Cranston, Pat Kiely and Sheridan Hindle are set for the 244-mile trip

Midcounties staff take up cycle challenge

Four colleagues from Midcounties Co-operative are set to take a 244-mile cycle ride from London to Paris.
August 27 2010
Category: Retail Societies

Group aims for RSPCA award

As the current holder of the RSPCA People’s Choice Supermarket title, the Co-operative Group is in the running for the award again.
August 27 2010
Category: Retail Societies

Group announce £307m operating profit

The Co-operative Group has announced an underlying operating profit of £307 million for the 26 weeks to July 3rd, but although like-for-like food sales in rebranded and refitted stores were up 2.5 per cent on the previous 28-week half-year, the impact of the ongoing Somerfield integration meant that, overall, food sales fell by one per cent.
August 26 2010
Category: Retail Societies

Alex Ho with his ACS awar

Lincolnshire 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 international retailers.
August 25 2010
Category: Retail Societies

President Gilian Bober cuts the ribbon to the store with Chief Executive Richard Samson. Also joining the store’s staff are Roger Grosvenor, Group General Manager Trading (far left); and (far right) Kevin Smith, supermarket manager, and director Celia Moore

Store opens after £1.5m investment

East of England Co-operative’s supermarket in Halstead has opened after a £1.5 million refurbishment.
August 20 2010
Category: Retail Societies

Co-operative Group Chair Len Wardle (left), Co-operative and Membership Officer Stephanie Mizon and Sussex Area Committee Chair Ron Hunter at the Co-operative trailer

Celebrating diversity with Pride

The Co-operative Group in the South East played a big part in creating a spectacular, record-breaking Brighton and Hove Pride event this August. The annual festival to celebrate diversity has grown steadily in popularity and The Co-operative was delighted to support it for the sixth time.
August 19 2010
Category: Retail Societies

RICHARD SAMSON ... ‘Vergo collapse needs investigation’

Society moves to help former staff

Nearly 300 former East of England Co-op employees are to receive a substantial windfall after the society decided to make special ex-gratia payments to staff affected by the collapse of Vergo Retail.
August 18 2010
Category: Retail Societies

Group says sorry in row over serving soldier

The Co-operative Group found itself at the centre of a media storm after it was revealed that a soldier who had just returned from duty in Afghanistan was refused service when he tried to buy beer at his local Co-op in New Addington, Croydon, while in uniform.
August 18 2010
Category: Retail Societies

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