{"id":959207,"date":"2026-05-14T11:57:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T11:57:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/959207\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T11:57:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T11:57:18","slug":"russell-group-universities-birmingham-and-glasgow-add-co-op-franchise-stores","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/959207\/","title":{"rendered":"Russell Group universities Birmingham and Glasgow add Co-op franchise stores"},"content":{"rendered":"

The stores will open at the University of Glasgow and University of Birmingham in time for the new academic year.<\/p>\n

The move will enhance grocery convenience on campus, with quality, range and value designed to cater to the needs of the diverse student, research and teaching population that make up university life.<\/p>\n

Co-op said the shops will have a strong focus on quick and easy customer service, with an array of self-service till points designed to conveniently serve the student population during high foot-traffic times of the day.<\/p>\n

In addition to Birmingham and Glasgow, Co-op also has stores located on Russell Group University campus located in Leeds, Newcastle and Warwick \u2013 the latter being the largest Co-op store on campus.<\/p>\n

The new stores at Glasgow and Birmingham will take the total number of Co-op\u2019s university campus stores to 14.<\/p>\n

Co-op\u2019s franchise operation continues to grow, with the number of franchise stores increasing by 16% to the end of 2025, with 65 locations.<\/p>\n

A strong pipeline of launches on university campus, petrol forecourts, hospitals and with independent retailers is expected to see the number of Co-op franchise stores grow to over 100 during 2026.<\/p>\n

Co-op\u2019s campus stores already serve an estimated university population of more than 200,000 (up 25% to year-end December) \u2013 a figure which is expected to exceed 300,000 during 2026.<\/p>\n

Jonathan Perry, head of franchise development, Co-op, said:\u00a0\u201cWe\u2019re delighted to confirm our latest Franchise partnerships and to be working with the Universities of Birmingham and Glasgow.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese stores are designed to become genuine campus hubs, offering quality products, great value with a proposition tailored to the pace and needs of university life.<\/p>\n

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Jonathan Perry, head of franchise development, Co-op<\/p>\n

\u201cWhether people are studying, living, working or visiting, Co\u2011op is focused on bringing the benefits of Co-op membership to more locations and, serving and supporting diverse and dynamic campus communities.\u201d<\/p>\n

Peter Kelland, University of Birmingham\u2019s head of retail and brands, said:\u00a0\u201cWe\u2019re really looking forward to opening the new Co\u2011op on campus, giving students easy access to affordable, high\u2011quality food in a space designed around university life.<\/p>\n

\u201cCo\u2011op\u2019s strong commitment to sustainability and community aligns closely with our values, and I am confident it will exceed both the students\u2019 and staffs\u2019 expectations.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ronnie Webster, University of Glasgow\u2019s executive director of commercial services, said: \u201cWe are always looking to improve our campus services, to give students and staff the best experience of University life.<\/p>\n

\u201cHaving a Co-op will give everyone across our community the convenience to grab food, drink and household essentials close to where they work and study.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The stores will open at the University of Glasgow and University of Birmingham in time for the new…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":959208,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7820],"tags":[855,748,22876,267968,393,4884,267969,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-959207","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-birmingham","8":"tag-birmingham","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-co-op","11":"tag-co-op-franchise","12":"tag-england","13":"tag-great-britain","14":"tag-new-store-openings","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116572812632955494","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/959207","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=959207"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/959207\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/959208"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=959207"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=959207"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=959207"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}