Central England Co-operative opens refurbished Wollaton Road, Chaddesden Food Store

Posted by nathan lloyd | Published: 13/05/2016


Central England Co-operative opened the doors to its refurbished store at Wollaton Road, Chaddesden on Friday 6 May. Pupils from Breadsall Primary School entered a colouring competition and three lucky winners supported the re-launch celebrations.

The store has been given a makeover to provide its members and customers with an improved shopping experience.

The transformation sees the introduction of a new store layout, brand new refrigeration, a brighter store with an enhanced range of chilled beers and wines and a wider selection of products.

Wollaton Road, Chaddesden Co-operative Store Manager, Paul Robinson, said:

“This is a very exciting time for everyone in the team. The store looks fantastic and we’ve had a great food store re-launch, with lots of positive comments made by customers.

“Please come and visit our new look and feel food store and see what we have to offer. I’d like to thank our customers for their patience during the refurbishment and I hope they enjoy our new food store as much as we do.”

The Wollaton Road, Chaddesden Co-operative store is open 7am – 10pm Monday – Saturday and 8am – 8pm 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.

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Picture reference: Paul Robinson, Store Manager celebrating the refurbishment with store colleagues and colouring competition winners from Breadsall Primary School.


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’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