News & press releases

Travel statement

We wanted to let you know that we have finalised an agreement with Midcounties Co-operative to transfer 16 of our travel branches – Allenton, Beccles,…

7 August 2020

Work set to begin on £3 million transformation of Boley Park Food Store in Lichfield

Work is set to begin in the coming weeks on the transformation of Central England Co-op’s Boley Park Food Store in Lichfield as part of an investment worth…

3 August 2020

Central England Co-op launches self-scan till trial in effort to offer customers best shopping experience

Customers at a Central England Co-op store can now make use of its first-ever self-scan tills as part of an exciting new trial.

31 July 2020

The Midcounties Co-operative Extends Its Support to Over 50 Community and Charity Groups

The Midcounties Co-operative has announced that it will extend its support to over 50 of its current community and charity partnerships for a further year.

31 July 2020

New Your Co-op Food Market Store in Bidford-On-Avon Will Showcase the Best of Local Warwickshire Produce

Your Co-op is opening the doors to its brand-new Food Market store in Bidford-on-Avon today (Thursday, July 23) following a £350,000 investment.

24 July 2020

Botley's State of the Art New Co-op Midcounties Food Store Showcases the Best of Oxfordshire Artisans

Co-op Midcounties is opening the doors to its brand new £1.6 million eco-friendly Food store in Botley today (Thursday, July 9), with hundreds of products…

9 July 2020

Midcounties Co-operative to Enter Agreement with Central England Co-operative's Travel Retail Business

Co-operative Travel, the retail travel division of Co-op Midcounties, the UK’s largest independent consumer co-operative, has announced that it intends to…

9 July 2020

Co-op colleagues work around the clock to reopen store following ATM theft just hours after it officially opened following £1.2 million investment

Retail heroes worked around the clock to ensure a brand new Central England Co-op store in Doncaster was reopened for the local community after being…

6 July 2020

Co-op Midcounties calls for VAT to be scrapped on Sunscreen

Co-op Midcounties is calling on the government to help people protect themselves from the potentially harmful effects of the sun by removing VAT from…

6 July 2020

Co-operative Travel Celebrates Return To The High Street

Co-operative Travel branches are opening their doors once more, as part of a phased return to the high street.

6 July 2020

New Food Market Store Opens in Moreton-in-Marsh

A new Co-op Midcounties Food Market store has opened its doors in Moreton-in-Marsh (Thursday, July 2), with hundreds of products from local producers on the…

3 July 2020

A Statement of Solidarity from Retail Societies During Co-op Fortnight

Our co-operatives and the communities which we serve have faced immense challenges throughout the COVID-19 crisis. Co-operatives have always thrived in…

30 June 2020

Young & Old, We’re in This Together!

Pre-schoolers and pensioners in Burton upon Trent who became firm friends thanks to a scheme launched by Co-op Childcare linking nurseries with old peoples’…

26 June 2020

Covid-19 mobile testing site opened in Bourton on the Water

Gloucestershire County Council has announced that a Mobile Testing Unit (MTU) for Covid-19 will be located at the old Countrywide Farmers Store on Station…

24 June 2020

Central England Co-op reveals opening date of new food store in Doncaster

Central England Co-op can today reveal the launch date of its brand new community store in Doncaster.

23 June 2020