Co-op serves up Salford store in Quay location

The new Clippers Quay store

The Co-op has served-up its newest food store in Salford Quays following a near £750,000 investment, creating 20 jobs.

The 2,500 sq ft Clippers Quay store – located close to the waterfront – has a food-to-go focus including a Costa coffee dispenser and in-store bakery, which sits alongside its fresh, healthy foods, meal ideas, hot food, sandwiches, award-winning wines and essentials.

The store runs on 100% renewable electricity and brings a funding boost though the Co-op’s Membership scheme, where Members receive a five per cent reward when they purchase own brand products and services, with the Co-op giving a further one per cent to local causes.

The Co-op also offers a 10% discount off groceries to students holding the NUS extra (TOTUM) card to support them during their studies.

In addition the store offers compostable carriers as an environmentally-friendly alternative for customers who forget their bag for life. The not-for-profit bags, priced at 5p, are the same price as the single use plastic bags that they replace.

Paul Griffin, Co-op area manager, said: “We are delighted to have had the opportunity to make such further significant investment in the region.

“We have had a great response. It is a superb location which is benefiting from inward investment and re-development and we look forward to serving and meeting the food needs of both the community, and visitors to the area.

“The store will have a great look and range, it’s all about getting closer to our members and customers, providing what they want, need and care about, conveniently.”

He added: “Our aim is for the store to operate at the heart of local life. We also want customers to know that they can become a co-owner and member of their Co-op, and that the Co-op gives back to its Members and the community – our Members help us to make a difference locally, raising money for local causes simply by swiping their Membership card when they shop with us.”

The opening by the Manchester-based Co-op group is in stark contrast to news that supermarket giant Tesco plans to close 153 Tesco Metro branches throughout the UK, leading to around 4,500 redundancies.

Jason Tarry, UK & ROI CEO at Tesco, said: “In a challenging, evolving retail environment, with increasing cost pressures, we have to continue to review the way we run our stores to ensure we reflect the way our customers are shopping and do so in the most efficient way.

“We do not take any decision which impacts colleagues lightly, but have to make sure we remain relevant for customers and operate a sustainable business now and in the future.”

Tesco also warned that it plans to reduce opening hours at more than 100 other branches, with doors opening later in the morning and shutting earlier in the evenings.

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