Co-op celebrates food store opening in Dersingham
Posted by nathan lloyd | Published: 01/11/2016
Central England Co-operative celebrated the opening of its new food store with a Golden Ticket Giveaway event on Saturday 29 October, after a £650k investment to enhance the shopping experience for its members and customers.
Dersingham Parish Council officially opened the food store and 50 lucky shoppers received a golden ticket – with one walking away with a brand new 40” television.
The opening of the Dersingham food store offers a wide range of products and services to meet the needs of local residents, with fixtures and fittings including the latest in pioneering new energy efficient refrigeration and LED lighting technologies to minimise environmental impact.
Rachel Ringwood regular shopper and Dersingham resident revealed that she was amazed when her eight year old son, Toby, unwrapped their golden ticket to find out they had won a 40” TV.
Rachel commented: “I couldn’t believe it! I am really happy and had to call my husband straight away.
“We shop at the store every few days, the selection is great and I think the store is brilliant.
“Thanks Dersingham Co-op for making our Saturday morning even more magical!”
One lucky resident picked up a Kenwood smoothie maker and another won a Nescafé Dolce Gusto coffee machine. Other golden ticket winners shared a mix of Co-operative gift vouchers and Irresistible Fairtrade chocolate bars.
Sue Payne, Chairman of Dersingham Parish Council, commented: “It’s a nice store and I am very pleased a local family won the star gift of a 40” TV.
What can you expect?
As an independent co-operative society, Central England Co-operative is proud to make a difference to its members and local communities through member benefits including Share of the Profits member dividend and Community Grants.
In the past six months alone, the Society has handed out £116k to 53 diverse projects from across 16 counties as part of its Community Dividend Fund. Grants of between £100 and £5,000 are handed out every three months to a wide range of applicants. The fund guarantees that at least one per cent of the Society’s trading profit is reinvested in local communities in a bid to help projects to thrive from the Midlands to the East Coast.
The Dersingham food store will trade from 7am – 9pm Monday-Friday, 7am-8pm on a Saturday and 10am-4pm on a Sunday. The store will offer a wide range of products from everyday necessities to something a little more special. The store offer will include: fresh and local fruit and vegetables, an in-store bakery with breads and pastries, chilled beers and wines, fresh and frozen products, Irresistible product ranges, Costa Coffee, Bake and Bite – hot food to go and a great selection of cold food to go.
The store will also offer; Paypoint, Collect Plus, lottery, foreign currency, a free car park and a free cash machine.
About Central England Co-operative
Central England Co-operative is one of the largest independent retail co-operative societies in the UK. It is a modern, forward-looking organisation employing over 8,000 staff, with projected gross sales of £958million for 2016/17. The Society recently celebrated being named Leading Co-operative of the Year 2016 by Co-operatives UK. The Society’s principal areas of activity are food, funeral services, and property. Central England Co-operative has more than 430 trading outlets across 16 counties including; West Midlands, Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Staffordshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Nottinghamshire, Northamptonshire, Lincolnshire, West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, Suffolk, Norfolk, Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire. The Society has an ambitious food store development programme for 2016/17.
Central England Co-operative is proud of its reputation for ethical business practices and corporate responsibility. It is a member of Business in the Community, the membership organisation that stands for responsible business, and has also won many business awards for excellence. The Society supports a number of charities including Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children and invests a percentage of its trading profit into local communities.
For more information visit www.centralengland.coop, follow Central England Co-operative on Twitter: @mycoopfood, and on Facebook: facebook.com/centralenglandcooperative
Rob Smyth / Jo Baldock at Central England Co-operative on 01543 414140
Email –publicrelations@centralengland.coop