A shopping trip with a difference in Stornoway

28 December 2011

Lucky shoppers Imelda and Iain Graham enjoyed a shopping trip with a difference at The Co-operative Food’s

The couple, from Lower Bayble, won the trolley dash as first prize in a raffle organised by the store in aid of ENABLE Scotland, The Co-operative Group’s charity of the year. Iain took on the challenge, and managed to fill two trolleys with items worth £680.

The raffle, with other prizes including a £200 Co-operative Food voucher and a Christmas hamper, raised over £2,000. It was the final event of a year of fundraising by the store, which in total raised over £15,000 for ENABLE Scotland.

Store manager Steven Cooper said: “The trolley dash was a tremendous success and really good fun. It was a great way to round off what has been a busy year of fundraising, and we would also like to thank all our customers who have helped us so generously.”

Additional Information:

The Co-operative Group is the UK’s largest mutual business, owned not by private shareholders but by over six million consumers.  It is the UK’s fifth biggest food retailer, the leading convenience store operator and a major financial services provider, operating The Co-operative Bank, Britannia and The Co-operative Insurance. Among its other businesses are the number one funeral services provider and Britain’s largest farming operation. As well as having clear financial and operational objectives, the Group has also set out its social and sustainability goals in its groundbreaking Ethical Plan, which specifies almost 50 commitments in these areas.

The Group operates 4,800 retail trading outlets, employs more than 106,000 people and has an annual turnover of more than £13bn.  Further information is available at www.co-operative.coop

 

Contact Information:

Steve Broughton         
Assistant PR Manager - Regions
The Co-operative Group
Tel: 0161 246 2760
07834 090 014
steve.broughton@co-operative.coop