Co-op opens first store of 2025
The Co-op has opened its first store of the year in Salford Quays, as the retailer plans to accelerate store openings in 2025.
The new store is located on the ground floor of the Anchorage Gateway, Salford Quays, a 29-storey residential development close to the area’s media, education, and cultural hubs.
The opening comes after Co-op revealed plans to open up to 75 new stores in 2025. In addition, the retailer is planning to undertake major refurbishments at around 80 stores over the course of the year.
As well as offering groceries, the store provides additional services such as a Costa Coffee Express, payment services via PayPoint, and parcel collections and returns through an InPost locker.
Rachel Hargreaves, director of property, development and estates at Co-op, said: “I am delighted to see Co-op’s first new store of 2025 launch. We are working to acquire new retail space, both freehold and leasehold, and to maximise the potential of our existing estate as part of our convenience growth ambitions. Our stores are designed to be a destination locally, a community hub combining great quality products, value, deals and ethical retailing with quick online delivery services, community participation and additional customer services – we have a clear focus on growing our convenience business, and enhancing the value we create and deliver for our member-owners and their communities.”