Co-op moves into purpose-built new Ashley Down store

Ashley Down’s near 7,000 sq ft Co-op, which supports 20 local jobs, is located on Gloucester Road and includes parcel collection services through DPD, Costa Coffee Express, hot food, in-store bakery and, the online home delivery of groceries via Deliveroo, Just Eat and Uber Eats where groceries are picked fresh in the store and delivered quickly and conveniently locally.

The store also includes customer car parking, a free cash machine providing access to cash in the community, along with a focus on fresh, chilled produce; meal ideas and 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.

Co-op is committed to supporting UK farmers, growers and suppliers, with all of its fresh and frozen meat and poultry, including in its ready meals, pies and freshly prepared sandwiches, 100% British.

A soft plastic recycle unit is 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 either through local authority kerbside collections, or the in-store recycling unit.

Marlon Ritchie, Co-op Store Manager, said: “The whole team is delighted to launch our new store. It looks fantastic, and we are looking forward to welcoming our members and customers into their purpose-built, brand-new Co-op. 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 conveniently.

"The store also has a focus on delivering value, with member price savings across a wide range of everyday essentials, fruit and veg and groceries 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.

More information about the benefits of Co-op Membership is available by visiting www.coop.co.uk/membership

Ashley Down’s Co-op opens between 7am-10:00pm between Monday-Saturday, and from 10am-4pm on a Sunday