The Co-operative Group

The Co-operative Group is the UK’s biggest mutual retailer. As well as running food retail and wholesale operations, is the country’s largest funeral business and probate provider. Retail Week provides news, analysis, features and opinion about the Co-op and the grocery sector.

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Retail media: The advertising opportunities the World Cup can bring
2026-05-19T14:04:00+01:00By Megan Robinson
This year marks the first men’s FIFA World Cup taking place in the summer for eight years, and will have more matches than ever, more teams qualified than ever, and 16 cities across the US, Canada and Mexico set to host games.
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Co-op makes entry as a standalone media owner with new ad service
2026-05-15T11:30:00+01:00By Megan Robinson
The Co-op has launched a new national advertising proposition to make an entry as a standalone media owner.
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Retail welcomes Crime and Policing Act gaining Royal Assent
2026-04-29T13:33:00+01:00By Hugh Radojev
Lobbying groups and retailers have welcomed the passage of the Crime and Policing Act being granted Royal Assent today.

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What threat do Claude Mythos and ‘hacktivist attacks at scale’ pose to retail?

2026-04-22T15:56:00+01:00By George Arnett

Claude developer Anthropic claimed earlier this month that it had developed a new AI model capable of finding hidden vulnerabilities in every major operating system and browser. With retail already a particularly vulnerable target, how much of a threat is this new tech?

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Fewer retailers paying above the minimum wage than last year

2026-04-22T10:42:00+01:00By Ellis Hawthorne

Exclusive research by Retail Week has found that significantly fewer retailers are paying their staff an hourly rate above the minimum wage compared to this time last year.

Co-op Group set to merge with Southern Co-op
2026-04-09T05:19:00+01:00By George Arnett
Former Co-op CEO paid almost £2m following ‘challenging year’
2026-04-07T05:55:00+01:00By Ellis Hawthorne
Who is in the running to replace Shirine Khoury-Haq at the Co-op?
2026-04-01T14:35:00+01:00By Hugh Radojev
Co-op boosts pay for frontline staff
2026-03-31T14:27:00+01:00By Hugh Radojev

Grocery prices hold steady in March despite worries about Middle East war
2026-03-31T07:00:00+01:00By George Arnett
Partnership update: Waitrose leverages AI for delivery, Sephora launches app on ChatGPT, and more
2026-03-31T06:00:00+01:00By Megan Robinson
Does Khoury-Haq’s resignation leave a listing Co-op in danger of sinking?
2026-03-26T15:41:00+00:00By Hugh Radojev
Co-op chief executive steps down as c-store specialist swings to a loss
2026-03-26T07:28:00+00:00By Hugh Radojev

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