Co-op to open 18 new and transformed stores

FOOD AND DRINK NEWS UKCo-op to open 18 new and transformed storesCo-op is to launch 18 new and transformed stores in the first quarter of 2026. The first new store of the year has already opened in the newly developed Willowbrook Park neighbourhood in Didcot. Meanwhile, the first locations to relaunch following major refurbishments include a convenience store in Eastern Green, Coventry, and a franchised site in Ealing, London. In a UK convenience retailer first, it has also introduced new own-brand GLP-1 friendly meals as part of its new “Good Fuel” health range offer. New stores opening in the first quarter of 2026 include:Ealing, LondonKilburn Place, Didcot,Eastern Green, Coventry,Fernhill Road, Cove,Totton, SouthamptonDeal, KentKillearn, StirlingFarnsfield Main Street, NewarkSidmouth, DevonStraits Parade, Fishponds, BristolSaltdean, Lustrells Vale, BrightonWestgate, SkelmersdaleHigh Street, Marske,Worle, High Street, SomersetTarbert, ArgyllCruden Bay, AberdeenshireMarston Moretaine, BedfordshireCuckfield, Whitemans Green, West Sussex