Co-op set to serve-up its newest store in New Romney (Kent)

Co-op is set to launch its newest store this week (Friday 3rd May) to serve and support the community of New Romney, Kent.

Located in Littlestone Road, New Romney, the 2,250 sq ft convenience store has created 16 local jobs and will include an in-store bakery, Costa Coffee Express machine; customer car parking and a free ATM to provide access to cash in the community.

The store will open between 6am-10pm daily, and will include a focus on fresh, healthy produce; meal ideas; everyday essentials; food-to-go; Fairtrade products, flowers, chilled beers and award-winning wines; ready meals, pizzas and, free-from, vegan and plant-based products.

A soft plastic recycle unit is also available in store to enable the community to recycle ‘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 local authority kerbside collections, or the in-store recycling unit.

Gordon Hebdon, Co-op Store Manager, said: “The whole team is looking forward to launching Co-op’s newest store. Our aim is to operate at the heart of local life and we have worked to develop the range, choice and added services to create a compelling offer to serve our community and visitors to the area, conveniently.

“The store also includes a focus on delivering value, with member price savings across a wide range of everyday essentials so that the people who own our business, our member-owners, benefit every time they shop.”

Co-op is one of the world’s largest consumer-owned co-operatives. Its Member-owners own the business and play an intrinsic part in the governance of the organisation, enjoying a wide number of benefits including member-only price savings across everyday essentials, and personalised offers via the Co-op Membership app.

Co-op shoppers in New Romney could also help donate £5,000 to a local community group and win £500 for themselves, just by swiping their membership card and choosing a local cause, when they do their shopping. Co-op has launched ‘The Winners Share It All’ – a new nationwide competition designed to help boost Co-op’s existing support of thousands of local causes across the UK and give member-owners a chance to win prizes for themselves and their communities. Co-op member-owner who spend £5 in store or online, scans their card and has selected a Local Community Fund cause via the Co-op App will be automatically entered into a monthly prize draw. For more information, terms and conditions about ‘The Winners share it All’, visit www.coop.co.uk/communities