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Co-op launches ethical plan
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- 18 February 2011 09:58
The Co-op has launched its most "radical" corporate ethical plan, pledging to sell more Fairtrade products, cut carbon emissions, invest in community projects and take on thousands of apprentices.The group, which employs 120,000 staff in the UK, also announced that it will more than double financial support for renewable energy ...read more
Co-op to create 1,700 jobs
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- 10 February 2011 09:37
The Co-operative Group is to create 1,700 new management jobs.The new positions are in addition to the plans to expand the retailer's food store network over the next three years, which will create around 7,000 jobs.Chief executive Tim Hurrell said: "We're adopting a consistent approach that is appropriate to the ...read more
Waitrose tops satisfaction survey
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- 26 January 2011 09:31
Waitrose has topped an annual supermarket satisfaction survey while budget stores Lidl and Aldi have again outperformed the "big four", according to a consumer watchdog.The Which? survey of more than 12,000 members placed Waitrose in the top spot for the second year running, receiving a score of 85% and praise ...read more
Thomas Cook and Co-op travel merger to face OFT probe
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- 07 January 2011 09:42
The planned merger of the high street travel businesses of Thomas Cook and the Co-op has been referred to the Office of Fair Trading for investigation, it emerged today.Thomas Cook said the European Commission had granted the OFT's request for jurisdiction over the deal on the grounds that it solely ...read more
Thomas Cook cuts jobs as UK profits fall
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- 01 December 2010 09:40
Travel group Thomas Cook today revealed plans to cut more than 500 UK jobs after weak summer trading and the volcanic ash cloud disruption hit full-year profits.The company said it expected to generate up to £50 million of savings by reducing the number of managerial and support staff in the ...read more
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