Co-op pays bonuses to bosses after profits soar 500% but keeps £66m of taxpayer’s Covid-relief cash By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 22:00 BST, 8 April 2021 | Updated: 22:00 BST, 8 April 2021 Co-op chief exec Steve Murrells and other company bosses will enjoy bonuses this year The Co-op will pay bonuses … Read more
Now Co-op goes peat-free: Supermarket chain stops selling compost with peat to help the fight against climate change after plea from Monty Don Natural peatlands absorb and store carbon which helps tackle climate change Peat loses this function when it is dug up and sold in stores as part of compost Monty Don criticised the use … Read more
Co-op starts putting GPS satellite tracking tags on MEAT in bid to stop shoplifters Co-op has put the hi-tech boxes to house meat being sold in their stores The devices have been spotted on items including rump steak and pork loin It comes after the chain introduced body-worn cameras for some of its staff By … Read more
‘Chicken lady’ Penny Bianchi, 74, lives next door to Oprah’s $52million ‘Promised Land’ estate in idyllic Montecito, California Oprah Winfrey’s ‘chicken lady’ neighbor has revealed that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s decision to keep a coop at their home is part of a popular trend in their new Californian hometown. During the TV host’s interview … Read more
The Duchess of Sussex donned a pair of glittering diamond earrings while giving Oprah a tour of a chicken coop during yesterday’s explosive interview. Pregnant Meghan Markle, 39, cut a casual figure in a pair of jeans and a simple white shirt as she offered the media mogul a tour of her back garden at her … Read more
Co-op joins war on ‘Frankenfood’: Store becomes first British supermarket to reject GM crops and animals without strict assessments The company has thrown its weight behind the #NotInMySupermarket campaign The food campaign is coordinated by the groups Beyond GM and SlowFood UK According to surveys, majority of UK shoppers oppose genetically modified food By Sean … Read more
Big Brother is watching you… shopping at Southern Co-op: Privacy fears over facial-recognition cameras that spot ‘criminals’ as they enter stores The Southern Co-op has trialled facial-recognition cameras that spot known criminals System, called Facewatch FR, uses images of banned or excluded individuals Trial in 18 stores was introduced after attacks on workers rose by 80 per cent … Read more
Big Brother is watching you… shopping at Co-op: Privacy fears over facial-recognition cameras that spot ‘criminals’ as they enter stores The Co-op has trialled facial-recognition cameras that spot known criminals System, called Facewatch FR, uses images of banned or excluded individuals Trial in 18 stores was introduced after attacks on workers rose by 80 per cent during the … Read more
Co-op unveils tear-jerking Christmas advert featuring two brothers aged 12 and 6 performing a busking version of Oasis’ Round Are Way outside their local branch to cheer up community during the pandemic Ad stars two real-life brothers from Huddersfield, Austin, 12, and Rocco, six Duo set up outside their local Co-op and play and sing guitar … Read more
Co-op Bank deal with ‘aggressive’ US private equity firm spells ‘devastation for customers’, warns MP By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 18 November 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 18 November 2020 The Co-op Bank is facing a backlash after it emerged it was holding takeover talks with ‘aggressive’ US private equity … Read more