Pupils at Marshside Primary School in Southport have officially relaunched Co-op in Marshside in Southport.
The store was relaunched on Friday (13th December 2024) following an eight-week programme of works and improvements to ‘transform’ the store.
Youngsters from Marshside Primary were invited along as VIP guests to officially perform the ribbon cutting ceremony, as well as singing Christmas carols for delighted shoppers.
Located in Fylde Road, Co-op supports around 30 local jobs and serves-up an enhanced focus on fresh, healthy and chilled food; along with a Costa Coffee Express machine; meal ideas and everyday essentials; bakery, food-to-go and meal deals; Fairtrade products; award winning wines; ready meals; pizzas; vegan and plant-based products.
The quick and convenient online home delivery of groceries is provided by Just Eat, Uber Eats and Deliveroo – with orders picked fresh in the local store and delivered in the community.
Parcel collection services are available via Amazon, DPD and an InPost Locker.
The store has a photo booth and payment services are offered by PayPoint. And, electric vehicle charging is coming to the car park.
Co-op is owned by its members who enjoy a wide range of benefits including member-only price savings across everyday essentials, and personalised offers via the Co-op Membership App.
Fylde Road Co-op’s Store Managers, Allison Jackson and Christopher Watkins, said:
“The whole team is delighted to see our Fylde Road store transformed – the investment has created a great new look and more spacious layout, with an enhanced shopping experience for customers. We pride ourselves on being able to deliver the quality, choice, added services and value, which can be enjoyed by everyone. While we remained open during the refurbishment we are really looking forward to welcoming our members and customers back into their Co-op now that the works have concluded – we’re here to contribute to local life and conveniently serve and support our community.”
A soft plastic recycle unit is available in store to enable the community to return ‘soft plastics’ including: crisp packets and bread bags, lids from ready meals and yogurt pots, biscuit wrappers and, pet food pouches – ensuring all Co-op’s own food packaging is recyclable through either local authority kerbside collections, or the in-store soft plastic recycling.
Co-op is one of the world’s largest consumer-owned co-operatives, with its history dating back 180 years. Its members own the business and play an intrinsic part in the governance of the organisation. More information about the benefits of Co-op Membership is available by visiting www.coop.co.uk/membership
The Fylde Road Co-op opens between 6am-11pm from Monday – Saturday, and 10am-4pm on a Sunday. For more detail about the location of the store and the services available, visit the Co-op store finder – here
Co-op’s online shop with its focus on quick convenience is found at shop.coop.co.uk
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