Co-op NEWS AND COMPANY PROFILE
The Co-operative Group is a very historic British brand that has its origins in Rochdale, Lancashire.

MORE ABOUT Co-op
- Food - different ranges include Co-op (standard own brand range), Irresistible (premium food and drink), Free From (suitable for customers with food allergies), Gro (vegetarian) and Honest Value (low price range).
- Funeralcare (the UK’s number one funeral services provider)
- Legal services
- Insurance
- Travel
Stores
Co-op is the UK’s fifth biggest food retailer with more than 2,500 local, convenience and medium-sized stores. In total the group operates nearly 3,500 total outlets, across all service lines.
All Co-op products and services can be viewed and ordered online to be delivered straight to your home.
Employees
Over 70,000 across all stores and services.
Head office
The Co-op head office is located in Manchester.
1 Angel Square, Manchester, M60 0AG
Financials
Year to March 2020
Revenue: £11.472bn
Food Revenue: £7.765bn
Pre-Tax Profit: £100m
Pre-Tax Food Profit: £350m
EBITDA: £615m
Year to March 2019
Revenue: £10.864bn
Food Revenue: £7.505bn
Pre-Tax Profit: £35m
Pre-Tax Food Profit: £283m
EBITDA: £552m
The Co-operative Group is one of the world’s largest consumer co-operatives, owned by more than five million members. The owner and controller in principle are the 126 independent society members, however in practice, it’s the large retail co-operatives that buy through the CRTG (Co-operative Retail Trading Group).
Contact information
Co-op can be contacted via phone and email to their Manchester head office:
- Telephone: 0800 0686 727
- Email: membershipcontactus@coop.co.uk