Category Archives: Food Retail News

Laura Ridley, a customer service assistant at The Southern Co-operative store in Haywards Heath, is braving a head shave to be held at the store in aid of Cancer Research on Friday morning 10 May.

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The Southern Co-operative store team in Overton is inviting residents, friends and family to join them for a free fun party on Saturday 11 May to launch its Community Support Card scheme to raise £10,000 for Overton Harriers Athletics Club and Overton Guiding.

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The Southern Co-operative store in Selsey has announced the recipients of its 2013 Community Support Card scheme which will donate up to £25,000 to two local good causes.

Shoppers at the store are being encouraged to support The Southern Co-operative’s 2013 campaign to donate up to £25,000 that will be shared equally between Selsey and District Carers Support Group and Selsey Community Bus. Retail Business Manager, Marcus Preen, explained: “The Community Support Card (CSC) scheme doesn’t cost shoppers anything as all money is donated by The Southern Co-operative but we do need them to support the fundraising. To do this, shoppers simply need to request a free green CSC card, which we give out at the store, and have this swiped each time they shop here. The more the card is swiped, the quicker the funds are raised, it’s that simple!”

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A commitment to donate up to £10,000 which will be shared equally between Bow Swimming Pool and Bow Medical Practice has been announced by The Southern Co-operative’s store in Bow (near Crediton) with the launch of its 2013 Community Support Card scheme.

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Budding florists, as young as two, had the chance to get creative with a visit to The Southern Co-operative’s florist at Lakeside North Harbour, Portsmouth.

Manager of Tops Day Nursery at Lakeside, Emma Mullis, arranged the visit to enable children, aged 2-4 years, to enjoy a new experience. Emma explained: “We’re keen for our children to get out in to the community and for the Nursery to build links with our business neighbours and the people who work here at Lakeside, so I approached The Southern Co-operative’s floristry team who were very welcoming.”

Each child made a basket of fresh flowers to take home with them, having been shown how to by The Southern Co-operative florist’s Team Leader, Donna Hooper, who said: “I don’t know who enjoyed the visit more, us or the children, they were delightful!” Both the florist and nursery opened late 2012 to cater for the business community at Lakeside North Harbour as well as the surrounding neighbourhood.

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The Southern Co-operative store in Emsworth is urging shoppers to back its 2013 Community Support Card campaign to donate up to £15,000 for the benefit of local people.

Two local good causes stand to benefit from the community scheme; Innovation Fitness with up to £5000 towards its Fitbeat 2104 community event and Emsworth Baptist Church Trust (EBCT) with up to £10,000. Backing the CSC scheme doesn’t leave shoppers out of pocket; they simply have to request a free CSC card, which are handed out by the store, and have this swiped each time they shop at The Southern Co-operative (TSC) in Emsworth. The more often CSC cards are swiped, the quicker TSC donates the funds.

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Shoppers on the Island are being urged to back The Southern Co-operative’s final push to reach a £25,000 donation target for two local good causes set to benefit from its Community Support Card scheme at its Cowes store.

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The Southern Co-operative store in Overton has pledged to donate up to £10,000 to be shared equally between Overton Guiding and Overton Harriers Athletics Club with the announcement of its Community Support Card scheme for 2013.

Read more on £10,000 community fundraising target to benefit Overton youngsters…

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