Co-op relaunches in York village of Bishopthorpe with fresh new look following major makeover to ‘transform’ community store

10 July 2025

Bishopthorpe’s Co-op (York) welcomes the community back into their local store as it re-opens (Thursday, 10 July) following a five-week programme of works and improvements.

Image: Bishopthorpe’s Co-op (York)

Located on Main Street, Bishopthorpe, the store supports 10 local jobs and opens between 7am-10pm daily.

The store has been ‘totally transformed’ inside and out and includes an enhanced focus on fresh, healthy and chilled produce, alongside a bakery, food-to-go and meal deals; Fairtrade products, pizzas, flowers; ready meals, award winning beers and wines and, every day essentials.

New refrigeration will enhance the fresh and chilled range and, support Co-op’s work to further cut its carbon footprint, and soft plastic recycling is also available, enabling shoppers to return harder to recycle materials such as crisp packets and bread bags, lids from ready meals, biscuit wrappers and, pet food pouches.

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

Member price savings create additional value for Co-op’s member-owners, with personalised offers for members and lower prices on the products shoppers buy most.

Josephine Turnbull, Co-op’s Area Operations Manager, said: “The whole team is delighted to invest in Bishopthorpe, and we are really looking forward to welcoming the community back into their Co-op – the store has been totally transformed with a fresh new look. As a small store, new self-service tills will make shopping quicker and easier, especially at busier times. We have added services including online home delivery of groceries, and pride ourselves on being able to deliver the quality, choice and value which can be enjoyed by everyone. We’re here to contribute to local life and conveniently serve and support the community.”

Co-op is one of the world’s largest consumer-owned co-operatives, with its history dating back more than 180 years. Co-op exists to create value for its membership and communities, and its 6.5m members own the business and play an intrinsic part in the governance of the organisation.
More information about the benefits of Co-op Membership is available by visiting coop.co.uk/membership

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Co-op Group is one of the world’s largest consumer co-operatives, operating across food retail, funerals, insurance, and legal services. Owned by over 6 million active member-owners, Co-op exists to meet their needs and champion the causes they care about. With more than 2,300 food stores, 800 funeral homes and a wholesale business supplying around 6,000 additional outlets, Co-op employs 54,000 colleagues and generates annual revenues of over £11 billion. It is a recognised leader in ethical business and community-led programmes, creating long-term value for members and communities across the UK.

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Further information:
Andrew Torr
Senior Press Officer, Co-op Press Office
M: 07702505551
E: andrew.torr@coop.co.uk