Co-op is rolling out 11 new stores this week to accelerate growth across its convenience network.
This expansion is part of the retailer’s wider investment programme to deliver 200 new and refurbished stores during 2024/25.
The new openings will include a combination of newly built stores, franchise outlets and renovated branches.
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 contributes to local life and meets the needs of communities conveniently.
“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. However, 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 retailers the stability to invest and grow.”
The retailer recently added new locations in Blaenavon, Oxenhope near Keighley, and Penkhull, Staffordshire.
Co-op is also the first permanent retailer to arrive at Brent Cross Town, a new park town development in London designed as a destination high street serving local residents.
The full list of 11 stores opening this 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