 Logo used since 2016 | |
 A rebranded Co-op Food shop in Old Street, London | |
| Co-op | |
| Company type | Groceries retailer |
| Founded | 23 July 1850 |
| Headquarters | Manchester, United Kingdom |
Number of locations | 2,564 (2022)[1] |
| Revenue |  £7.8 billion (2022)[1] |
 £139 million (2022)[1] | |
| Owner | The Co-operative Group |
| Website | Official website  |
Co-op is a UK supermarket chain and the brand used for the food retail business of The Co-operative Group, one of the world’s largest consumer co-operatives. As the UK’s fifth largest food retailer, Co-op operates nearly 2,400 food stores. It also supplies products to over 6,000 other stores, including those run by independent co-operative societies, through its wholesale business, Nisa Retail Limited.[2][3]
Co-op is owned by millions of UK consumers and employs 56,000 people, with an annual turnover of more than £11 billion. The organisation is known for its involvement in social and community programmes.[2]
Before reintroducing the Co-op brand in 2016, the group used "The Co-operative" branding, which some consumers' co-operative societies in the UK continue to use, while others have adopted their own branding.
In 2024, Co-op introduced a new brand platform, "Owned by You. Right By You." This was developed in response to findings that over 50% of consumers did not fully understand the concept of a co-operative or mutual business.[2]
- ^ a b c "Co-op Annual Report & Accounts for 2022" (PDF). Co-op Group. p. 22. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- ^ a b c "Can the UK become a nation of co-operators? - Co-op unveils bold new brand platform". www.co-operative.coop. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "Who we are". www.co-operative.coop. Retrieved 8 August 2024.