Co-op to open record 11 stores in one week
Co-op is to open a record number of stores in one week, with 11 shops set to launch this week across the UK.
The openings form part of Co-op’s investment in more than 200 new and transformed stores over 2024/25, including the 50 that are launching in November and December. They are a mix of new stores, franchise operated stores and those that are re-opening following a transformation.
Last week Co-op stores opened in Blaenavon, Oxenhope and Penkhull.
Kate McCrae, Co-op operations director, said: “We are focused on creating local stores which are more than just a shop – they are a hub locally that contribute to local life and meet the needs of communities, conveniently.
Subscribe to TRB“We’re investing in stores and communities right across the UK because we believe in the future of the high street – creating local jobs and backing British farmers and suppliers.”
The investment comes as the convenience retailer continues to call on the Government to deliver business rates reform to secure the future of small shops and community retail.
McCrae added: “Sustained growth needs certainty, and the Government now has an opportunity at this week’s Budget to deliver the fair business rate reform needed to give retailer’s the stability to invest and grow.”
List of 11 stores opening in one week:
- Frampton Cotterell, Bristol
- Brent Cross Town, London
- Church Street, Inverness
- Bassett Green Road, Southampton
- Church Street, Gamlingay, Bedfordshire
- Mansfield Road, Clipstone, Nottinghamshire
- Kentish Town Road, Kentish Town, London
- Brora, Scottish Highlands
- Wordsworth Avenue, Stratford-Upon-Avon
- Main Street, Swallownest, Sheffield
- Stiby Road, Yeovil
