The Co-operative Food

The Co-operative Group stands apart from other major retailers in the UK as a business which is owned, not by a small group of shareholders, but by more than five million consumers. With core interests in food, financial services, travel, pharmacy, funerals and farms, it has an annual turnover of £14 billion, employs 123,000 staff and operates over 5,000 retail trading outlets handling more than 20 million weekly transactions.

Following the acquisition of the Somerfield supermarket chain in March 2009, The Co-operative Food is the fifth largest food retailer. The Co-operative Financial Services is one of the largest and most diversified financial mutual businesses, operating The Co-operative Bank, The Co-operative Insurance and Britannia.

The Co-operative is the UK's number one provider of funeral services, the third largest retail pharmacy chain, a leading travel retailer, supplying the travel needs of more than three million people annually, and is the UK's largest farmer.

The Co-operative was the first supermarket to put Fairtrade products on their shelves - and it now sells over 220 Fairtrade products. Indeed because of its policy on many other ethical matters it is the preferred choice for many shoppers. Click here to read the website's Introduction

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The advantages for Co-operative Food shoppers:

1. Members benefit from a share in the profits. More information: click here
2. All Co-operative's own branded coffee, tea, hot chocolate and block chocolate are Fairtrade
3. The Co-operative's own branded products display easy to read nutritional and allergen labels.
4. The Co-operative food stores accept: cash, debit cards & credit cards.
5. The majority of stores don't charge for trolleys.
6. They have more Fairtrade in more stores than anyone else. Read their Fairtrade stories: click here.
7. The Co-operative's customer helpline: 0800 0686 727 is quick and helpful. You can also contact them by: clicking here.
8. Some stores offer a delivery service. Find participating stores: click here.
9. The Co-operative has more stores than any other retailer in the UK and are in all postal sectors bar one.

The disadvantages for Co-operative Food shoppers:

1. Like most supermarkets, prices can vary between the larger and smaller store formats (prices on this site will be ones that are supplied by Co-operative Food).
2. They don’t have online grocery shopping, but they do sell non-food at www.co-operative.coop/shop 

For your nearest Co-operative Food store and opening times: click here.

Head Office Address:
The Co-operative Group
New Century House
Corporation Street
Manchester
M60 4ES

Customer Service Line:
0800 0686 727

Customer Service E-mail:
customer.relations@co-op.co.uk