Co-op give ‘thank you’ reward to 120,000 customers

Loyal Central England Co-op customers are getting a £1 bonus for every £10 they spend as a thank you during the pandemic. EMN-200715-161116001

A total of 120,000 customers will be receiving a surprise in their email inbox this week in the form of a digital voucher giving them £1 off when they spend £10 in store.

Customers, by shopping at their local Central England Co-op store, have allowed the Society to invest in the local community and make a big difference during the coronavirus pandemic.

Sunni Stewart, store manager, said: “All of us at Central England Co-op want to say thank our customers for your loyalty, kindness and respect during these difficult times.

“We have been on hand throughout for your vital food and essentials and we have loved seeing you all when you visit us.

“By shopping local you allow us to reinvest in our communities and continue to make a huge difference.”

The customer support has enabled the Co-op to share out over £50,000 between 60 good causes as part of a special Covid-19 Community Dividend Fund.

Delivered over 1,000 care packages to hospices, care homes and hospitals to say ‘thank you’ to key workers as well as hundreds of smaller donations to local charities, community groups and good causes

The business has created over 300,000 meals for people in need following a donation to FareShare Midlands and donated over 75,000 items to local food banks following an urgent appeal.

It worked with local councils and organisations to launch community food hubs, delivering vital food and essentials to vulnerable people

It also donated £40,000 to Refuge and Birmingham and Solihull Women’s Aid to help support those impacted by a rise in domestic violence during lockdown and also financially supported its corporate charity partner Dementia UK.

The Co-op has also made permanent changes at all its stores - from plastic screens to hand sanitiser stations - to keep staff and customers safe.

People in the following areas will benefit: West Midlands, Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Staffordshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Nottinghamshire, Northamptonshire, Lincolnshire, West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, Suffolk, Norfolk, Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.