Co-op's Malvern Link store is set to re-open with a new look this week following month-long refurbishments.

The Co-op, situated on Worcester Road, will open its doors once again on Friday (December 1) following four weeks of works and improvements.

This near 6,000 square foot store is open from 7am until 9pm from Monday to Saturday, and from 10am to 4pm on Sundays.

 

 

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The store will now include an in-store bakery, a Costa Coffee express machine and a free cash machine (ATM) for community access.

Other features include customer parking, parcel collection services through Amazon and DPD and home delivery of groceries by Deliveroo, Uber Eats and Co-op's own online shop (shop.coop.co.uk).

New refrigeration, which enable the store to better its range of chilled, fresh and healthy products, will also house meal ideas, everyday essentials, food-to-go, Fairtrade products, chilled beers, award-winning wines, ready meals and pizzas.

The Co-op will also offer a soft plastic recycling unit for items such as crisp packets, bread bags, lids from ready meals and yogurt pots, biscuit wrappers, and pet food pouches.

In line with Co-op's attempts to be more community-engaged, the store also seeks to make shopping more affordable, having announced a £70 million investment in pricing in August by extending its member-only pricing across everyday essentials.

This includes nearly 200 fixed lines of crucial products such as milk, eggs, and a Co-op sliced loaf priced at 76 pence.

Andrew Lane, Co-op's Malvern Link's store manager, said: "The store has been transformed with a fresh new look, and we are really looking forward to welcoming members and customers back into their Co-op.

"Our aim is to operate at the heart of local life, and we've worked to develop and enhance the range, choice, and added services to create a compelling offer to serve and support our community, conveniently.

"This includes a focus on delivering member-value so that the people who own our business, our members, benefit every time they shop.”

The Co-op is one of the largest consumer-owned co-operatives in the world, with its members playing a key role in the organisation's governance and enjoying benefits such as member-only pricing via the app.