Co-op is opening 11 new stores in one week as part of its big UK expansion for Christmas 2025.
The new sites are a mix of brand-new stores and re-opened stores after major investment.
The move is part of Co-op’s plan to grow its convenience estate and update older stores across Britain.
Co-op says this record week of openings comes at the same time it continues to ask the Government for fair business-rates reform to support high-street retailers.
The 11 new stores are among 50 Co-op plans to open in November and December.
Why It Matters
Co-op is one of the UK’s biggest convenience retailers.
A week with 11 new stores shows how fast the convenience market is growing.
It also shows how retailers are investing again in town centres, high streets, and small communities.
Each store brings local jobs, new services, and easier access to groceries for nearby homes.
Co-op is also updating older stores with new layouts, better lighting, and improved chillers to make shopping easier and faster.
The retailer says long-term investment depends on stable business-rates rules.
It wants Government action so more small shops and independent retailers can survive.
Co-op is opening stores in cities, towns, villages, and new housing developments.
This includes its first permanent store at the new Brent Cross Town development in London.
Some stores are franchise-operated.
Some are fully Co-op owned.
Others are re-opening after major refurbishment.
Co-op stores also act as community hubs.
Many offer parcel collection, cash machines, and home delivery.
Online grocery orders are picked from the local store and delivered in as little as one hour.
The retailer continues to back British farming.
All fresh and frozen meat sold in Co-op stores is 100% British.
Soft-plastic recycling is available in many stores, helping shoppers return hard-to-recycle packaging like crisp packets, bread bags, pouches and wrappers.
Below is the list of the 11 stores opening during this record week:
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
These openings follow stores launched the previous week in Blaenavon, Oxenhope and Penkhull.
Co-op plans more than 200 new and improved stores across 2024 and 2025.
The retailer says it wants local stores that feel part of community life.
Its strategy is clear: grow the convenience estate, update older sites, and offer services that make everyday shopping easier.
More openings are expected through December as Co-op builds into the busy Christmas period.
Editor’s Note: This Co-op opening 11 New Stores, is based only on verified information from Co-op’s official announcement. No additional context has been added.
