Co-op sees cost of shoplifting surge by nearly a fifth
The member-owned mutual has spent £18 million so far this year on measures to help protect staff in its food business.
UK News|Sep 25
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Co-op returns to profit despite hit from rising wages and shoplifting
The retail-to-funerals business reported pre-tax profits of £58 million for the first six months of 2024, against losses of £33 million a year ago.
UK News|Sep 25
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Veterans, care leavers and domestic abuse victims will be housed, Starmer vows
Charities have welcomed the announcement which will help vulnerable groups.
UK News|Sep 24
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Pensioner groped woman sitting on Market Square bench
A WOMAN was sexually assaulted as she sat on a bench in Market Square at 7.30 one morning.
News|Sep 21
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Last daily edition of Evening Standard published ahead of weekly launch
The editor said the weekly edition, called The London Standard, will be ‘an upmarket celebration of the city in all its glory’.
UK News|Sep 19
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Co-op launches 24-hour delivery service
The new service is launching this month through Deliveroo, Just Eat and Uber Eats in Leeds, London and Manchester.
UK News|Sep 17
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Full glory for Galpin and Whitty in half marathon
NEVER before had Sammy Galpin won a race anywhere near the scale of Sunday’s Butterfield Half Marathon.
Athletics|Sep 17
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New Leale’s Yard plan features fewer homes
FEWER homes than originally planned could be built on Leale’s Yard, due to the planned construction method.
Homepage|Sep 16
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Insurance customers ‘being charged rates as high as 45% for paying monthly’
Which? said people can end up paying ‘over the odds’ compared with insurance customers who pay annually.
UK News|Sep 12
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Retailers, horticultural firms and nature groups call on PM to ban peat sales
A letter to the Prime Minister calls for an urgent end to horticultural peat sales.
UK News|Sep 9
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Fairtrade thanks British shoppers as ‘two-thirds opt for certified products’
The organisation said the British public has helped to protect the future of everyday essentials like bananas, coffee and tea.
UK News|Sep 8
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Fairtrade brands call for more to join certification to boost impact
Clipper Tea, Brewgooder and the Co-op all said they would like to see more sales in their sectors on Fairtrade terms.
UK News|Sep 8
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Thousands of Next store workers win equal pay claim
A tribunal ruled the retailer had failed to demonstrate that the lower wage paid to sales consultants versus warehouse staff was not discriminatory.
UK News|Aug 27
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Loyalty pricing practices at high street retailers ‘concerning’, says Which?
The consumer group found that one in six (16%) Superdrug products on a loyalty offer had been at the non-member price for less than half the year.
UK News|Aug 21
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Co-op spearheading scheme investing in 600 apprenticeships in early years sector
The retail giant is a member of The Royal Foundation’s Business Taskforce for Early Childhood.
UK News|Aug 19
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