CO-OP TO SERVE UP LATEST STORE IN EDINBURGH WITH £700,000 INVESTMENT
The new store, located on St John’s Road, will be opened at 10.00am on 28 June 2019 by Corstorphine Youth and Community Association.
It will offer a wide range of fresh fruit and vegetables, healthy foods, meal ideas, ready-to-go hot food, award-winning wines and essentials along with an in-store bakery, Costa Coffee machine, self-scan tills, paypoint and a car park.
The store also brings a funding boost locally through Co-op’s Membership scheme – members receive a 5% reward on the purchase of own-brand products and services, with Co-op donating a further 1% to causes.
Causes in the area currently benefitting include Corstorphine Dementia Project, Drylaw Neighbourhood Centre, and Corstorphine Youth and Community Association – with Co-op members able to choose which group they would like to support online.
Graeme Cranston, Area Manager for the Co-op, said: “The Co-op is moving forward with a clear purpose and momentum, and our ambition is to ensure the store is a local hub for people living in the area.
“We also want shoppers to know that they can become a co-owner and member of their Co-op. Our members make a difference locally and simply by swiping their membership card when they shop with us, they are raising much needed funding for organisations who contribute to improving local life.”
Further information about the benefits of Co-op membership and, its Local Community Fund, is available by visiting: http://www.coop.co.uk/membership/
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