Well done to our colleagues, Ame Pegram (Nevenden Road food store) and Ryan Emery (Hutton food store) for completing the Broadgate stair climb last month.
They completed 3 climbs each, totalling a 1/4 of a mile. Ryan completed this in 35:05 and Ame completed it in 39:39.
The cats, dogs and small animals at RSPCA Danaher Animal Home are in for a treat this Christmas, as our members and colleagues generously donated a range of food, toys and treats to the local animal charity.
Senior Animal Care Assistant, Jack Taylor, brought 5 year old Staffordshire Bull Terrier, Shadow, along to our Braintree Quadrant store today to collect the goodies and to meet some of the members who had donated.
Our 'Be Inspired' campaign is now live on many buses around the Chelmsford & Braintree areas. Have you spotted any?
The 'Be Inspired' campaign has been launched to showcase the vast array of fantastic brands and products that we have across our two department stores, located in Chelmsford City Centre and in George Yard Shopping Centre Braintree.
"You know Christmas is nearly here when you start planning your festive drinks. It’s a good time to think about trying something new — maybe a fruitier white to go with your Christmas Day meal or a new fizz for your New Year celebration? At Co-op, we have a huge range of beers, wines and spirits for you.
Our TOYTOWN department in Braintree has announced their top 10 selling toys for Christmas.
Unsurprisingly, Harry Potter's talking sorting hat is the hottest toy of 2018 and we expect that there will be very high demand for this product!
The top ten toys for Christmas 2018 are:
1. Harry Potter - Real Talking Sorting Hat - £40
2. Sequin TY Flippable Beanies - from £9 each
3. My Fairy Unicorn Playset - £30
4. Little Tikes Tyre Twister lights Set £40
5. Meccano Model Super Car £40
6. Pie Face Sky High Game £20
It’s that time of year again, and our Funeral teams are preparing for our annual Christmas Remembrance Service. Mince pies have been bought, mulled wine is being heated, and singing voices are being warmed up.
Parents and teachers at St John's C of E Primary School have raised over £1,000 by using their Community Cards in our Danbury Co-operative Food store! By simply using a Community Card when paying for their everyday top-up shops, they've managed to raise an amazing amount of money.
A new range of Harry Potter toys have just arrived at our Braintree Quadrant store, including the much sort-after Harry Potter REAL Talking Interactive Sorting Hat, dubbed to be the Hottest Toy New Release of 2018 for just £40!
Emily (Marketing Department) and Claudia (Membership Department) baked cakes for Head Office on National Cake Day on Monday 26th November and raised £80 for our Charity of the year!
We have face painters in the Braintree Quadrant Department Store on Saturday 1st December between 10am and 2pm.
Come along and have your face painted by Art About Face and any donations will go to our Charity of the Year; the Alzheimer's Society.