Co-op launches new store to serve Grand Union neighbourhood

28 June 2024

Co-op launches its newest store (Friday, 28 June) at Grand Union in Alperton, London, a new canal-side neighbourhood.

Designed to serve and support the community, conveniently, the purpose-built Co-op at Grand Union will include an instore bakery; Costa Coffee Express and hot food, alongside a focus on fresh, healthy and chilled produce; meal ideas and everyday essentials; sandwiches and food-to-go; Fairtrade products, flowers, chilled beers and award-winning wines; ready meals, pizzas and, free-from, vegan and plant-based products.

The online home delivery of groceries is available through Deliveroo and Uber Eats - where orders are picked fresh in the local store and delivered quickly and conveniently in the community.

Co-op is also committed to supporting UK farmers, growers and suppliers, with all of its fresh and frozen meat and poultry, including in its ready meals, pies and freshly prepared sandwiches, 100% British.

A soft plastic recycle unit is available in store to enable the community to recycle ‘soft plastics’ including: crisp packets and bread bags, lids from ready meals and yogurt pots, biscuit wrappers and, pet food pouches - ensuring all Co-op’s own food packaging is recyclable either through local authority kerbside collections, or the in-store recycling unit.

Azar Mahroof, Co-op Store Manager, said: “We have had a great response. The whole team is delighted to have the opportunity to launch Co-op’s newest store, and we are looking forward to welcoming residents and visitors to Grand Union into their Co-op. Our aim is to operate at the heart of local life and we have worked to develop the range, choice and added services to create a compelling offer to serve our community, conveniently.

"The store also has a focus on delivering value, with member price savings across a wide range of everyday essentials so that the people who own our business, our member-owners, benefit every time they shop.”

Taking its name from the historic canal, Grand Union is a 22-acre canalside neighbourhood by St George (a member of the Berkeley Group).

Marcus Blake, Regional Managing Director at St George, commented: “Grand Union has fast become a destination for the local community in Wembley. You’ll often spot a fitness bootcamp taking place on the piazza, families tucking in to a delicious crepe and a cup of coffee from our historic narrowboat PAVO, or even people Paddleboarding along the Grand Union Canal. We will continue to enhance this by bringing exciting new offerings, public spaces and amenities to Grand Union, such as our new Co-op store, which we are really excited to see launch.

“We know how important it is for our residents to have options nearby where they can pick up their groceries, evening meal or grab a quick lunch that they can enjoy on-the-go or by the water. We’re really pleased to be able to provide this and we are confident that the community will find the new Co-op store a fantastic addition to the offerings and amenities that form part of Grand Union.”

Co-op is one of the world’s largest consumer-owned co-operatives, and is marking its 180th anniversary this year with its history dating back to 1844. Its member-owners own the business and play an intrinsic part in the governance of the organisation, enjoying a wide number of benefits including member-only price savings across everyday essentials, and personalised offers via the Co-op Membership app.

More information about the benefits of Co-op membership, and how to become a member, is available by visiting www.coop.co.uk/membership

The Co-op at Grand Union opens between 7am-10pm daily.

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Editor Notes:

About Grand Union:
Grand Union is a 22-acre neighbourhood by St George (a proud member of the Berkeley Group), which is set to become an all-encompassing canalside community, comprising 3,350 homes, of which 35% are affordable. Grand Union has a mix of one, two and three bedroom homes, as well as a canalside piazza, Community Hub, Anytime Fitness gym, Benham & Reeves estate agents, two-lane bowling alley, entertainment room, residents’ lounge, and Crepes+Coffee café, which operates from the development’s narrowboat PAVO.
14 acres of green space, restaurants, coffee shops, nursery and NHS medical centre also form part of St George’s wider plans for the new community.

About Co-op:
Co-op is one of the world’s largest consumer co-operatives with interests across food, funerals, insurance and legal services. Owned by millions of UK consumers, the Co-op operates almost 2,400 food stores, over 800 funeral homes and provides products to over 6,000 other stores, including those run by independent co-operative societies and through its wholesale business, Nisa Retail Limited. Employing 56,000 people, the Co-op has an annual turnover of over £11billion and is a recognised leader for its social goals and community-led programmes. The Co-op exists to meet members’ needs and stand up for the things they believe in.
Further information:
Andrew Torr
Senior Press Officer, Co-op Press Office
M: 07702505551
E: andrew.torr@coop.co.uk