The Co-op has revealed that it is opening 30 new stores in the run-up to Christmas, creating up to 500 new jobs.
Its latest expansion spurt began last month as part of a £25m investment that will include the opening of new stores at transport hubs, city locations and residential apartments.
Stuart Hookins, Co-op’s Director of Portfolio and Development, said: “Ease, speed and convenience continue to rise in importance for today’s time-pressed shopper – and, our focus is all about selecting the right location to deliver what our members and customers want, need and care about, conveniently.”
At the start of 2019, the group had stated that it planned to open 100 new outlets as part of a £200m store investment programme.
New Co-op stores opening in November and December include:
- Barrachnie, Baillieston Road
- Biggin Hill, Rosehill Road
- Bognor Regis, Chichester Road
- Bristol, Coronation Road
- Broughton, Garstang Road
- Burgess Hill, Kings Weald
- Cambridge, Cherry Hinton Road
- Carmarthen, Jobs Well Road
- Chichester, East Street
- Derbyshire Lane, Sheffield (S8)
- Edinburgh, Milton Road West
- Forest Hill, Stanstead Road
- Forres, Grantown Road
- Galston, Henrietta Street
- Gravesend, East Milton Road
- Greenwich Peninsula, Chandlers Avenue
- Hoylake, Market Street
- Ilford, Longwood Gardens
- Milborne Port
- New Waltham, Station Road
- Newbury, Monument Close
- Northwood Hills, Joel Street
- Pontesbury, Hall Bank (Shropshire)
- Purton, Station Road
- Rochester, Riverside
- Salford Quays
- Stirling, Causewayhead Road
- Stornoway, Cromwell Street
- Wemyss Bay, Shore Road
- Willesden Green (NW2)
NAM Implications:
- Scope for NAMs to direct some promo effort at new locations…
- …before the profile of those stores is reduced within the Co-op?
