Co-op is opening a record number of stores in one week, with 11 shops set to open over the next seven days across the country. 

The move forms part of the retailer’s investment in more than 200 new and transformed stores over 2024/25, and among the 50 stores it has confirmed will open this November and December.

The new sites comprise a mix of new stores, franchise operated stores and, those that are re-opening following transformative investment.

Among the stores opening include Co-op becoming the first permanent retailer at the new Brent Cross Town development.

Co-op’s latest franchise store is also opening in Frampton Cotterell, Bristol, while new-look stores re-launch after investment in sites including Somerset and Inverness.

Additionally, the business opened stores last week in Blaenavon, Oxenhope and Penkhull, Staffordshire.

Co-op’s investment in British high streets comes as it continues it call on the government to deliver business-rates reform to secure the future of small shops and community retail.

Co-op operations director Kate McCrae said: “We are focussed on creating local stores which are more than just a shop – they are a hub locally that contribute to local life and meet the needs of communities, conveniently.

“We’re investing in stores and communities right across the UK because we believe in the future of the high street – creating local jobs and backing British farmers and suppliers.

“However, sustained growth needs certainty, and the government now has an opportunity at this week’s Budget to deliver the fair business rate reform needed to give retailer’s the stability to invest and grow.”

The 11 Co-op stores opening in one week are as follows:

• Frampton Cotterell, Bristol
• Brent Cross Town, London
• Church Street, Inverness
• Bassett Green Road, Southampton
• Church Street, Gamlingay, Bedfordshire
• Mansfield Road, Clipstone, Nottinghamshire
• Kentish Town Road, Kentish Town, London
• Brora, Scottish Highlands
• Wordsworth Avenue, Stratford-Upon-Avon
• Main Street, Swallownest, Sheffield
• Stiby Road, Yeovil

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