All Co-operative Group articles – Page 25
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NewsToday in retail: Co-op makes £132m full-year loss
The Co-operative swung to a £132m loss in its full-year results today, but the group’s grocery arm is growing at pace.
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NewsCo-op swings to loss but food like-for-likes rise
The Co-op registered a statutory pre-tax loss but a rise in like-for-likes sales in its convenience business in what chairman Allan Leighton termed an “exceptional year.”
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NewsToday in retail: Tesco, Booker, Argos and Smiggle
When was the last time you went shopping in the middle of the night?
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AnalysisWho could help balance the French Connection board?
Some of French Connection’s biggest investors have piled further pressure on its boss under fire, Stephen Marks.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: high street footfall, Next and more
Retail news round-up: Footfall on UK high street declines, and Next may report drop in profit
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AnalysisAnalysis: Tough times call for stores strategy rethink
2017 could be the year that retailers find themselves at a crossroads and have to decide what to do with their sprawling estates. But which way to turn? John Ryan reports.
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OpinionBlog: How retailers can go green for 2017
Steve Bower, head of myHermes service development, on how retailers can promote sustainability
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NewsThe FA boss: We want to be the John Lewis of football
The FA chief executive Martin Glenn said he takes inspiration from John Lewis as he seeks to turn around public perception of the embattled organisation.
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NewsBudgens to lose 30 stores in franchisee administration
More than 30 Budgens stores are set to close with the loss of 815 jobs after the franchisee running the shops plunged into administration.
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NewsDiscounters' market share spikes as sales soar
Discounters now hold more than 12% of the British grocery market, with sales at both Aldi and Lidl soaring in the last quarter.
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NewsRetail diary: ‘What’s Drake doing in my Co-op?’
Rap star Drake visits the Co-op, Oscars organisers should’ve gone to Specsavers and Carpetright supersizes its rebrand.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Tesco and the Co-op
Retail news round-up: Tesco-Booker adviser wins contracts with regulator, Co-op group commits to 100% Fairtrade cocoa in its products
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VideoCo-op's Mike Bracken on how to drive convenience online
Mike Bracken, chief digital officer at The Co-op explains how the retailer has leveraged the internet to move from crisis to confidence.
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DataData: The Co-op’s turnaround hits home among shoppers
The Co-op’s impressive turnaround in its food business has struck a chord with shoppers when it comes to price, quality and its ethical positioning.
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NewsMove of the week: Jill Easterbrook to join Boden
This week’s move sees Jill Easterbrook join Boden as its chief executive
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NewsCo-op ploughs investment into local availability tech
Co-op has invested in a suite of software tools to improve its product range based on the preferences of local shoppers.
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AnalysisSWOT analysis: What will Pennycook find at Fenwick?
Department store chain Fenwick has named outgoing Co-op boss Richard Pennycook as its new chairman.
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AnalysisInfographic: Clinton Cards rumours and Brexit
The week in words and numbers, February 17, 2017: Clinton Cards discuss rumours of store closures, and the Government’s take on how Brexit could impact retail.
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NewsCo-op's Richard Pennycook named Fenwick chairman
Outgoing Co-op boss Richard Pennycook has been named as the new chairman of department store business Fenwick.
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DataData: Top 50 retailers by sales during 2015/16 financial year
Retail Week’s ranking of the UK’s top 50 retailers by sales for the 2015/16 financial year sees The Range, Inditex and Asos enter the table for the first time.