Co-op serves-up Brent Cross Town’s first grocery store in latest milestone for north London’s new park town
24 November 2025
Co-op serves-up Brent Cross Town’s first grocery store in latest milestone for north London’s new park town
Co-op opens the first grocery store in Brent Cross Town, marking a major milestone for Related Argent and Barnet Council’s £8bn park town.
The 3,000 sq ft store on Neighbourhood Square, in the heart of the development, is designed to be a local hub, playing a central role in everyday life.
The store offers a comprehensive selection, including everyday essentials, a wide range of fresh and healthy produce, hot food, a bakery, world foods and Costa Coffee Express.
Online home delivery is available via Just Eat, Deliveroo and Uber Eats, with the groceries picked fresh in the store, and delivered quickly and conveniently to the local community. Payment services are available through PayPoint.
Member price savings create additional value for Co-op members enabling them to benefit from personalised offers, exclusive deals and promotions, as well as lower prices on the products they purchase most frequently.
Parcel collection services will also be available via an InPost Locker - the 300th to be installed as part of the convenience retailer’s partnership with InPost.
Reflecting Brent Cross Town’s vision to be a net zero town, Co-op installed fridges that use natural alternatives to help reduce carbon emissions and, also use heat recovery to heat the store - in line with Co-op’s own commitments to reaching net zero across its operations.
The store also makes it more convenient for local residents to recycle soft plastics - including crisp packets, bread bags, lids from ready meals, biscuit wrappers and pet food pouches - by offering an in-store recycling point for materials that are typically harder to recycle. Additionally, to minimise food waste, surplus food is donated to Claremont Primary School Community Foodbank, with a £250 donation also made as part of the store’s launch day celebrations.
In line with Brent Cross Town’s commitment to social value, the opening of the new store has created 15 jobs.
Mohamed Mahrood, Co-op Store Manager, said: “The whole team is delighted to launch Co-op’s newest store in Brent Cross Town, and proud to be the first grocery retailer to join the development. The store looks fantastic. We have a focus on being a hub locally, delivering the quality, choice, value and added services which can be enjoyed by everyone in this exciting, diverse and vibrant community. We're here to contribute to local life and conveniently serve and support Brent Cross Town, we look forward to meeting the community and welcoming members and customers into their new Co-op.”
Rachel Hargreaves, Director of Property, Development and Estates, Co-op, said: “I am delighted to see Co-op become the first grocery store at this exciting new development. It is also a significant moment for Co-op, opening its newest store in London and illustrating our appetite to acquire new retail space, both freehold and leasehold, while we are also investing to maximise the potential of our existing estate. Our stores are designed to be a destination locally, community hub’s combining great quality products, value, deals and ethical retailing with quick online delivery services and community participation – we have a clear focus on growing our convenience business, and enhancing the value we create and deliver for our members, customers and communities.”
Charmaine Rees, Senior Retail Asset Manager at Related Argent, said: “This opening embodies our shared commitment to sustainability and supporting the local community, ensuring residents have access to quality food and services close to home. It marks a fantastic milestone in our ongoing retail strategy and is the first of many new shops and restaurants that will make North London’s newest high street a vibrant destination.”
Once complete, Brent Cross Town will boast 6,700 new homes, 3m sq ft of offices, a high street, three redeveloped schools, 50 acres of parks and playing fields and over 50 restaurants and shops. Over 1,000 people currently call Brent Cross Town home,
This summer saw the first residents move into purpose-built BTR homes at Brent Cross Town, adding to a growing community that includes tenants in Conductor House (managed by L&Q), homeowners in The Delamarre and The Ashbee and students in Fusion’s purpose-built student accommodation. Planning permission has also been granted for the park town’s first retirement living homes and co-living apartments.
Co-op is one of the world’s largest consumer-owned co-operatives, with its history dating back more than 180 years. With a store in every postal area, Co-op exists to create value for its membership and communities - its 7m members own the business and play an intrinsic part in the governance of the organisation.
Co-op has revealed that 50 stores – new or, refurbished with transformative investment – would launch during November and December.
More information about the benefits of Co-op Membership is available by visiting coop.co.uk/membership
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Media contacts
Andrew Torr, Lead Press Officer, Co-op Group.
t: +44 (0) 7702 505 551, andrew.torr@coop.co.uk
Candace Dixon, LCA, Account Manager,
t: +44 (0) 7719 192 922, candace.dixon@thisislca.com
Anthony Idise, Related Argent, Communications & PR Manager
t: +44 (0) 7813 990 223, anthony.idise@relatedargent.co.uk
About Brent Cross Town
Brent Cross Town is a 180-acre new park town development being delivered by Related Argent, in partnership with Barnet Council. One of Europe’s largest regeneration projects, this pioneering mixed-use new town will provide up to 6,700 new homes, with a mix of affordable homes, rentals, and homes for sale. A thriving new high street, new parks, squares, sports and play facilities, with brand new buildings for three local schools, as well as 3 million sq. ft. of office space are being created, set alongside 50 acres of open green space, all underpinned by core values of physical and social connectivity, environmental sustainability, and health and wellness.
www.brentcrosstown.co.uk
About Co-op
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 6.9 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 8,000 additional outlets, Co-op employs 53,000 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.