Co-op re-launches Cambridge, Mill Road, store following major makeover

06 June 2024

Co-op re-launches its Mill Road, Cambridge, store (Friday, 7 June) following a 15-week programme of works and improvements to transform the store.

The Mill Road Co-op, which is approaching 6,000 sq ft and supports more than 30 local jobs, serves-up a Costa Coffee Express; instore bakery and parcel collection services via DPD and Amazon for added ease and convenience.

The online home delivery of groceries is offered through Co-op’s own online shop – shop.coop.co.uk – along with Just Eat and Uber Eats. Co-op’s online approach is focussed on quick convenience, with orders picked fresh in the local store and delivered quickly and conveniently in the community.

The new-look Co-op also includes an extended range and choice of chilled and fresh produce, alongside meal ideas and everyday essentials; food-to-go; Fairtrade products, flowers, chilled beers and award-winning wines; ready meals, pizzas and, free-from, vegan and plant-based products. There is also customer car parking and, a free cash machine providing access to cash 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.

Liam Sylvester, Co-op Store Manager, said: “The whole team is delighted to relaunch the store which has a fresh new look and has been completely transformed during the 15-week investment programme. The store looks fantastic and we are really enjoying welcoming our members and customers back 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, fruit and veg and groceries so that the people who own our business, our member-owners, benefit every time they shop.”

Co-op is one of the world’s largest consumer-owned co-operatives. 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 is available by visiting www.coop.co.uk/membership

Mill Road’s Co-op opens between 6am-10pm from Monday – Saturday, and 11am-5pm on a Sunday.

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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