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The fifth largest supermarket change in the United Kingdom the Co-Operative Group run one of the most successful food retailers and its peak had a 30% market share and currently has 9%.  

In this section we will be looking at the Cooperative Groups largest business division the Co Op Supermarket retailer, with over 3000 stores in every major UK postal region there is a store in literally every corner of the UK. Before applying for Co Op Jobs it is very important that you have a good understanding of the company’s history, values and you’re day to day activates if you become the newest member of the Cooperative Group.  

Heres the Latest Co Op Jobs in  the United Kingdom: NEW JOBS ADDED!

A good understanding of the Co Op history will give you an insight into the company’s activities and structure so you can easily see what career paths you may be able to take if you work for the business. 

Did You Know?
The group’s head offices are based in Manchester and employee hundreds of people, we have the latest job vacancies from there as well as local stores. 

Values are very important to a company and understanding them is equally important, for instances when you are filling in a job application form for customer service assistant post which is being advertised at a local Co Op store you can relate the values to your past experience and skills allowing the recruiter to make an easy decision as to why you make a good candidate for the vacancy. 

Here at Search Local Jobs you will find the latest Co Op jobs that are being advertised in local stores in your cities and towns. Many people working at stores and volunteers actively post job vacancies each week once they become available to the wider public. 

The Co Op stores compete with many other large, small as well as local supermarket stores with their main national competitors listed below: 

·          Morrisons (4^th) 

·          Sainsburys (3^rd) 

·          Asda (Wal-Mart) (2^nd) 

·          Tesco (1^st) – around 30-34% UK market share 

The Co Op Group operates in excess of 3,300 supermarket outlets across the UK and currently the only supermarket chain to have a store in every postal region in the United Kingdom. 

Did You Know?
The popular Somerfield convenience store chain was acquired by the Cooperative group in 2009 for around £1.57 billion, all Somerfield stores that were kept after the acquisition have been rebranded to the Co Op brand.    

The management team at Co Op decided not to compete with the “Big 4” supermarket chains head on with prices and range of products available but instead opted to operate much smaller stores that cater for local communities.  

One major national competitor in the “local” market is Nisa Today’s who operate in varies parts of the UK. But further competition from local shops and supermarket chains that operate convenience stores in the same area also offer very stiff competition. 

The History and Facts about Co Op and the Group 

The Cooperative Group formed over a period of 140 years where local retailers joined the Cooperative Wholesale industrial and provident society limited, making the Co Op group a retailer as instead of just a wholesaler. 

The Co Op group have over 87,000 employees in all of its divisions with their largest division being in the food retail sector with business interests in travel, funeral care, pharmacies, finance, farming and legal services. 

Did You Know?
A survey was conducted and the worst performing supermarket chain in terms of customer satisfaction was Co Op chain which only received around 45% of customers whom were satisfied with the customer service they received. 

Working at Co Op and the Benefits – Getting Co Op Jobs 

The company offer a basic employment package which is similar to Tesco, Sainsburys and Asda which include the standard 10% staff discount card and similar share schemes. But the big plus is that the Cooperative group have businesses interests in many different sectors and thus can offer discounts in other services as well including will writing, free legal advice as well as discounts (up to 30%) and big discounts on home insurance too. 

Here is a breakdown of staff member benefits:

·          Employee Member Dividend is an extra share of the profits specifically for employees, in addition to the normal consumer share, paid subject to eligibility criteria.

·          Employee Discounts of up to 30% are available throughout our family of businesses. These include 10% from The Co-operative Food, 30% off Will writing and FREE legal advice from The Co-operative Legal Services and 25% off Home Insurance with The Co-operative Financial Services.

·          Voluntary Benefits, which provide a host of offers and discounts on everything from fun days out and driving lessons to health spas and hotel breaks.

One of the most popular job vacancies in the supermarket as well as the rest of the retail sector is sales assistant vacancies, we are currently building a dedicated section where you can find the latest information, training and news that is relevant to everyone interested or currently working as sales assistant.

If you are interested in working at one of your local Co Op stores please check out the latest job vacancies being advertised on this site but remember even if there is not a job currently being advertised please print of the Co Op Job Application Form and give it into your local Cooperative store, if any job vacancies become available you will be one of the first they will contact.

There are loads of Co Op Jobs being advertised on our site and many other job boards but remember your options are not limited hundreds of suitable jobs in other retail chains are always available just checkout our company listed below (menu links right at the bottom in the footer) to see what they have to offer.