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Co-op "overwhelmed" by apprenticeship response
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- 07 February 2012 09:47
The Co-operative Group has said that it received a staggering 64,000 enquiries for 800 apprenticeship posts which were announced last summer. The scheme to offer the apprenticeship places was launched last summer, with numbers being doubled from 400 to 800, attracting 80 enquiries for every position.The Co-op said it had ...read more
Co-op Group to recruit 800 new apprentices
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- 02 February 2012 09:47
The Co-operative Group is to recruit 800 new apprentices this year, twice as many as in 2011, based in one of its businesses ranging from food and pharmacy to farming and funerals.The firm's £9 million apprenticeship academy is on track to provide 2,000 places for young people by 2014, it ...read more
Budget stores jump up customer satisfaction rankings
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- 15 December 2011 09:55
Budget stores Aldi and Lidl have outperformed Marks & Spencer for the first time in an annual supermarket satisfaction report.The Which? survey of more than 11,000 members placed Waitrose in the top spot for the third year running, receiving a score of 83% and praise for its staff and products.Aldi ...read more
Thomas Cook to close 200 stores
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- 14 December 2011 10:20
Thomas Cook today said it will close 200 stores over the next two years as it battles to turn around its ailing UK business.It had already said it expects to close about 75 sites following its merger with the Co-op's UK high street travel business, which left it with more ...read more
Co-op chief drums up support for charity
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- 09 December 2011 10:06
The boss of the Co-operative Group is drumming up support for charity by appearing in a band to raise money for Mencap.Chief executive Peter Marks is part of an eight-piece group of Co-op employees who have recorded a version of Take That's Greatest Day, with proceeds going to Mencap and ...read more
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