July 2008 - Refit announced
for Wivenhoe Co-op
£200,000
refit on the way for Wivenhoe Co-op Food Store
The East of England
Co-operative Society will shortly begin a £200,000 refurbishment of its
popular Wivenhoe Food Store.
The store recently won a Gold
Award for Food Store of the Year at the Society’s OSCAS (Outstanding
Service to Customers and Staff) Awards Ceremony, recognising the
exceptional performance of the store and its staff.
The East of
England
Co-op’s new brand identity will be introduced and the planned changes
will include the introduction of new refrigerated produce units, kiosk and
checkouts. There will be
several new features including a new deli counter, salad bar and hot food
unit, which will enhance the store’s offer to customers and strengthen
its already strong reputation for quality fresh foods.
Some work to the back areas of the store has already begun, with
improvements to the sales area starting late-summer.
Richard Samson, Chief
Executive, said: “Our
commitment to updating our Wivenhoe store is the latest stage in our
multi-million pound, self-funded development programme right across
East Anglia
. In addition to the changes
we have planned at Wivenhoe, we have just re-launched our Felixstowe
development where more than £1.2 million was spent on our Supermarket,
Pharmacy, Optical, Home Store and Petrol Forecourt.”
Notes:
- The
East of England Co-operative Society is the largest independent
retailer in
East Anglia
and the third largest independent consumer co-operative in the
UK
. It has over 200 trading
outlets, which are located in 73 towns and villages, plus the three
regional centres of
Norwich
, Ipswich and Colchester, covering more than 2,000 square miles of
East Anglian countryside, from Sheringham in
Norfolk
to Burnham-on-Crouch in
Essex
.
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The Society’s diverse business activities include: food
stores and supermarkets, department and home stores, jewellery,
travel, pharmacy, optical and funeral branches, petrol forecourts and
motor dealerships.
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New foodstore branding:
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