Co-op announces plans to open 11 new stores this week as part of its ambitions to grow its convenience estate.

The move is part of the convenience retailer’s investment in opening 200 new and refurbished stores over the 2024/25 period.

The new upcoming openings include new stores, franchised locations, and renovated stores.

Kate McCrae, Co-op operations director, said: “We are focused on creating local stores which are more than just a shop – they are a hub locally that contributes to local life and meets the needs of communities conveniently.

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“We’re investing in stores and communities right across the UK because we believe in the future of the high street – creating local jobs and backing British farmers and suppliers. However, sustained growth needs certainty, and the Government now has an opportunity at this week’s Budget to deliver the fair business rate reform needed to give retailers the stability to invest and grow.”

Last week the convenience retailer opened new stores in Blaenavon, Oxenhope (near Keighley, Yorkshire) and Penkhull (Staffordshire).

Additionally, Co-op became the first permanent retailer at the new Brent Cross Town development, a new park town in London built to serve local communities as a vibrant high street destination.

The full list of 11 stores opening this week:

• Frampton Cotterell, Bristol
• Brent Cross Town, London
• Church Street, Inverness
• Bassett Green Road, Southampton
• Church Street, Gamlingay, Bedfordshire
• Mansfield Road, Clipstone, Nottinghamshire
• Kentish Town Road, Kentish Town, London
• Brora, Scottish Highlands
• Wordsworth Avenue, Stratford-Upon-Avon
• Main Street, Swallownest, Sheffield
• Stiby Road, Yeovil