Central England Co-operative opens refurbished Kettering food store
Posted by nathan lloyd | Published: 05/08/2016
Central England Co-operative opened the doors to its refurbished store at St. Johns Road, Kettering today, Friday 5 August.
The store has been given a £245k makeover to provide its members and customers with an improved shopping experience.
The transformation sees the introduction of a new store layout, a larger range of products, brand new refrigeration that features the latest in technology to minimise environmental impact and an extended range of chilled beers and wines.
The store team have also benefited with a makeover behind the scenes, which has seen a brighter staff room, revamped kitchen and energy efficient back-up refrigeration.
St. Johns Road Co-operative Store Manager, Michelle Santoro, said:
“Our team were so excited to finally allow our members and customers to see our new-look store. The revamp looks fantastic and already customers have been making many positive comments about how it looks and the expanded range we now have on offer.
“I would like to thank all our members and customers for their patience during the refurbishment and I hope they enjoy the changes as much as we do.
“All of us here at St. Johns Road Co-operative food store are proud to be part of such a great community and are looking forward to welcoming customers, new and old, to come and enjoy our food store.”
The St. Johns Road Co-operative food store is open 7am – 10pm Monday – Saturday and 8am – 10pm on a Sunday. The store has a wide range of products from everyday necessities to something a little more special. The store offer includes: fresh and local fruit and vegetables, an in-store bakery for breads and pastries, chilled beers and wines, fresh and frozen product and Truly Irresistible product ranges.
The store also offers Paypoint, Collect Plus, Lottery, a free cash machine and a free car park.
Picture reference: St. Johns Road store team celebrate the launch of their new look and feel food store.
Notes to editors
About Central England Co-operative
Central England Co-operative is one of the largest independent retail co-operative societies in the UK. It is a modern, forward-looking organisation employing over 8,000 staff, with projected gross sales of £958million for 2016/17. The Society recently celebrated being named Leading Co-operative of the Year 2016 by Co-operatives UK. The Society’s principal areas of activity are food, funeral services, and property. Central England Co-operative has more than 430 trading outlets across 16 counties including; West Midlands, Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Staffordshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Nottinghamshire, Northamptonshire, Lincolnshire, West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, Suffolk, Norfolk, Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire. The Society has an ambitious food store development programme for 2015/16.
Central England Co-operative is proud of its reputation for ethical business practices and corporate responsibility. It is a member of Business in the Community, the membership organisation that stands for responsible business, and has also won many business awards for excellence. The Society supports a number of charities including Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children and invests a percentage of its trading profit into local communities.
For more information visit www.centralengland.coop, follow Central England Co-operative on Twitter: @mycoopfood, and on Facebook: facebook.com/centralenglandcooperative
Rob Smyth / Jo Baldock at Central England Co-operative on 01543 414140
Email –publicrelations@centralengland.coop