Newest Co-op store in Wales opens in Cardiff
16 August 2024
The newest Co-op convenience store in Wales has opened in the newly regenerated residential complex of Cardiff’s Dumballs Road.
The new Cardiff store serves-up a Costa Coffee Express and in-store bakery along with a focus on fresh, chilled and healthy produce; meal ideas and everyday essentials; food-to-go and meal deals; 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 locally via Deliveroo - where groceries are picked fresh in the local store and delivered quickly and conveniently in the community.
Parcel collection services are also available through an InPost Locker.
Co-op is 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.
Ieuan Feeley, Co-op Store Manager, said: “The whole team is delighted to have the opportunity to launch the newest Co-op store in Wales - we are looking forward to welcoming our member-owners and customers into their brand-new 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 2,500 sq ft store operates as a Co-op franchise and follows Co-op franchise partner Universal Retail Group’s previous successful launches of Co-op convenience stores this year in Wales, located in Parc Derwen (January) and Morriston (June).
Suresh Edirimuni, Operations Director of Co-op franchise partner, Universal Retail Group Ltd, said: “We are delighted to be opening our third Co-op store this year - following the success of our Co-op stores that we launched together earlier this year in Parc Derwen and Morriston. The store’s have had a great response, Co-op offers fantastic quality and value, and our team is enjoying becoming part of local community life - working to serve and support our communities together, conveniently. The franchise family at Co-op really have gone above and beyond our expectations in getting us to this point and we really look forward to seeing how this partnership flourishes further. The operational model is a perfect fit for us and allows us to focus on growing the number of stores we operate.”
Co-op is one of the world’s largest consumer-owned co-operatives, with its history dating back 180 years. 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
Dumballs Road Co-op opens between 7am-11pm daily.
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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