All Co-operative Group articles – Page 6
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Analysis
Robot wars: Five companies rolling out autonomous delivery around the world
As Wilko unveils plans to begin autonomous home deliveries by 2023, the UK retailer joins a growing group of companies already using robots to deliver products to customers globally.
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News
Co-op boss warns of Christmas shortages as supply chain crisis boils over
Co-op boss Steve Murrells has warned customers will face some availability issues over Christmas, as the retailer battles to contain ongoing wider supply chain problems.
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News
The Co-op profits fall as it announces partnership with Amazon
The Co-op has registered a dip in profits as it “invests in its business and colleagues” including a new partnership with Amazon on grocery delivery.
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Opinion
‘The Amazon giant is beginning to stir and UK grocers should take note’
Amazon’s latest tie-ups with Deliveroo and the Co-op show it is slowly tightening its grip on the UK grocery market by leveraging its sprawling network of Prime members.
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News
The Co-op poaches Tesco executive to lead data and insight team
The Co-operative has appointed former Tesco executive Nick Meagher as head of insight and research.
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Opinion
Jo Whitfield: ‘Shopping little and often is here to stay as sustainability rises up agenda’
This year has brought seismic shifts in the food sector, which continues to adjust to the major impacts in trading brought about by Covid and Brexit.
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Video
Watch: Devolving decision making to stores is crucial to CX success
Mamas and Papas chief operating officer Nathan Williams and Co-op head of retail operations Rob Baines revealed the importance of devolving certain decisions from head office down to stores in Retail Week’s virtual panel last week.
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Analysis
The Boardroom Briefing: How to create a robust D&I strategy
The Boardroom Briefing dissects the big issues on the agenda and gives a concise summary of what the c-suite needs to know. This month we look at how to create a D&I strategy that’s fit for purpose and will meet the needs of employees, customers and investors alike.
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Be Inspired
What can retailers do to meaningfully support transgender customers and employees?
Pride Month may be over, but the work needed to create real change is not. Retail Week analytical journalist Eleanor Smith asks, if equality isn’t contentious, why are trans identities?
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News
Police crackdown needed to protect shopworkers, say MPs
Police are failing to protect shopworkers against a rise in abuse in recent years and over the course of the pandemic, a new government report has found.
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News
Asda and Co-op partner with Unilever on refillable packaging trials
Both Asda and the Co-op are partnering with Unilever on a new refillable packaging trial, featuring some of the FMCG giant’s biggest brands.
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Analysis
Revealed: The secrets of successful store managers
Retail Week’s latest report delves into what makes an exceptional store manager and the role they play in empowering frontline staff to deliver outstanding service.
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Opinion
Move of the Week: Waitrose recruits outside partnership for top retail role
Waitrose’s appointment of the Co-op’s Tina Mitchell as its new retail director is significant for a number of reasons.
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News
Tesco boss Murphy and Co-op’s Murrells join Retail Week Live line-up
Tesco supremo Ken Murphy, Co-op chief executive Steve Murrells and Ikea’s UK boss Peter Jelkeby have joined the stellar line-up for Retail Week Live 2021.
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Video
Face time: Co-op’s Steve Murrells – why retail must tackle ‘social unfairness’
On the anniversary of George Floyd’s death, Co-op chief executive Steve Murrells discusses the increasing importance of diversity and inclusion, social mobility and how retailers can play their part in tackling “growing social unfairness” in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Opinion
Jo Whitfield: ‘Time to give retail workers the protection they deserve’
Without doubt, there is a period of opportunity to act and address the challenges that we face from the devastating economic and social impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Retail Navigator Analysis
The Co-operative Food (Overview)
The Co-op is the UK’s seventh largest grocer and operates upwards of 2,400 stores, the bulk of which are neighbourhood convenience stores.
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Retail Navigator Analysis
The Co-operative Food (SWOT)
Over 75% of the Co-op’s 2,400-strong food stores are small neighbourhood shops, making the group the leading player by store numbers in the convenience store sector.
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Retail Navigator Analysis
The Co-operative Food (Strategy)
The Co-op has a long-term ambition to lead the quick convenience market (i.e. rapid delivery from store to door), targeting a 30% share of the market over the next four years (to 2027).