The Co-op has announced plans to open or refurbish 24 stores in the next few weeks as part of a UK expansion drive in 2026
The Co-op is headquartered in Manchester(Image: Getty Images)
The Co-op has announced plans to open or refurbish 24 stores in the next few weeks.
The investment will take the total number of stores launching in the first half of this year to more than 40, stretching from the south coast of England to the Scottish Highlands, including towns, villages and cities in Cumbria, Gloucestershire, Kent, London, the Midlands, Nottinghamshire and Yorkshire.
Kate McCrae, Co-op operations director, said: “We’re investing to create local stores which are more than just a shop, they are a convenient hub contributing to local life and meeting the needs of communities.
“We are moving through 2026 with a strong focus on our members, customers and communities, and a programme designed to enhance Co-op’s presence in high streets and communities across the UK.”
New or transformed Co-op stores opening in Q2 2026
Innerleithen, Scottish Borders
Market Place, Pickering, Yorkshire
Cruden Bay, Aberdeenshire
Newbiggin by the Sea, Northumberland
Haxby, Yorkshire
Matlock, Derbyshire
Bishopston , Bristol
Bridgwater, Somerset
Grange Over Sands, Cumbria
Birmingham University Centre, West Midlands
Wood Green, Greater London
Stepps, Glasgow
Lechlade, Gloucester
Earls Court, Greater London
Lydney, Gloucestershire
Callerton, Tyne and Wear
Ashford, Kent
Newhaw, Surrey
Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire
Didcot, Oxfordshire
Rendlesham, Suffolk
Trent Bridge, Nottinghamshire
Wombourne, Staffordshire
Wynyard, County Durham
New or transformed Co-op stores already opened in Q1 2026
Ealing, Greater London
Didcot, Oxfordshire (1)
Eastern Green, Coventry, West Midlands
Cove, Hampshire
Deal, Kent
Totton, Hampshire
Farnsfield, Nottinghamshire
Killearn, Stirlingshire
Sidmouth, Devon
Straits Parade, Gloucestershire
Westgate, Lancashire
Saltdean, East Sussex
Tarbert, Argyll and Bute
Worle, Somerset
Marske, North Yorkshire
Norton Heath, Essex
Marston Moretaine, Bedfordshire
Cuckfield, Sussex
