Co-op worker who served people with NO protective equipment fights for life

A Co-op worker who served customers with no protective equipment is fighting for her life after catching coronavirus.     Clare Hill worked at the store in Keynsham, Somerset, until she fell ill on March 24 and was taken to the Royal United Hospital in Bath. It was there that she was diagnosed with Covid-19 and she has … Read more

Co-op boss: We’ll deliver food to needy during Coronavirus outbreak – but shops may have to close

Decades in the grocery industry were not enough to prepare Steve Murrells for the past few weeks. ‘I’ve never seen its like,’ says the chief executive of the Co-operative Group, clearly in awe of the way his 60,000 staff and more than 2,500 grocery shops have dealt with the chaos of the past few weeks. … Read more

The Co-op gets on board the Mail’s Great British Spring Clean

Picking up a record! Number of litter volunteers backing the Mail’s Great British Spring Clean overtakes last year’s 563,000, as The Co-op gets on board Co-operative Group is encouraging all its staff to join drive to clean up Britain  Company is donating 8,000 hours of paid staff time and hosting litter events  Comes after the … Read more

Co-op boss Steve Murrells calls for grocers to become greener

Co-op boss calls for grocers to become greener by cutting plastic use and ditching polluting lorries By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:57 GMT, 26 February 2020 | Updated: 21:57 GMT, 26 February 2020 The boss of the Co-operative supermarket says ‘the climate emergency is upon us’ and has called on retailers to … Read more