Co-op to create 1,000 jobs in response to rise in local shopping
Manchester-based Co-operative Group said it will create 1,000 jobs through new store openings and extending and refurbishing existing stores.
The move follows an uptick in consumers shopping more locally during the coronavirus pandemic lockdown.
In a £130m investment by the convencience stores division, 65 stores will be opened or extended 65 stores, while 100 sites will be refurbished.
Up to 1,000 new jobss will be created alongside 1,000 temporary jobs that have become permanent.
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