It’s exposure to a variety of businesses in one organisation

You probably know us first and foremost for our supermarkets, but we’re more than just a food retailer. In fact, we’re involved in a diverse range of businesses, from pharmacy and travel, through to legal and funeral services. All in all, we own 15 different businesses, adding up to 4,900 outlets, 110,000 people, and a £10billion+ turnover. Look on it as one big family, able to give you the all-round experience you need.

Because of this variety, our programme offers you unrivalled commercial exposure and a unique opportunity to build your business acumen by providing you with an insight into so many different industries.

The Co-operative Pharmacy

With nearly 700 branches nationwide, we’re one of the UK’s largest and most trusted community pharmacy groups.

The Co-operative Food

Our award-winning food retailing business is already large and, with 900 Somerfield stores to bring into the portfolio, it’s expanding fast. We’re undergoing a major transformation programme too, refurnishing and rebranding our stores to reflect our modern, ethical approach. We have also launched a number of new food ranges that have won over thousands of customers.

The Co-operative Funeralcare

With over 600 funeral homes, we’re Europe’s largest funeral service provider, working to provide a warm, sensitive and individual service when it matters most.

The Co-operative Travel

We’re the UK's largest and most diverse retail travel business, with a range of solutions to meet the rapidly changing needs of our customers. We are a travel business that’s part of the community, and 1.3 million people depend on us for their travel requirements.

The Co-operative Farms

We’ve been in farming since 1896, and have grown to become the UK’s biggest farmer, mainly growing high-quality cereals, fruit and vegetables for distribution to our stores.

The Co-operative Legal Services

This relatively new addition to our portfolio brings straight talking, transparently priced and high quality legal advice to our customers. In fact, our legal services business was launched to bring our ethical approach to the market, delivering a service that builds on our values of openness, honesty and trust.

Corporate Services

Like any big business, we rely on strong support to keep our whole operation working as one. This is includes marketing, HR, finance, Information Systems and membership services (to name just a few),as well as Store Operations and Retail Logistics, which is currently investing some £40m in modernisation and improvement.