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Co-op Opens First On The Go Micro Store in Solihull

Stocked with 35 exclusive ready-to-eat products, the compact store shifts to evening delivery operations once doors close

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Overview

  • The Solihull store operates from 7am to 7pm before serving as a dark store for home deliveries via Deliveroo, Uber Eats and Co-op’s quick-commerce service.
  • Each outlet spans 600–1,000 sq ft and deliberately excludes cigarettes and vaping products to focus on food and essentials.
  • Co-op plans 14 more On The Go stores by the end of 2025, including five in London, with ambitions to roll out several hundred over the next two to three years.
  • Inspired by compact Asian convenience formats, the concept is designed to bolster Co-op’s presence in breakfast and dinner segments and build on its 15% share of the UK’s food-to-go market.
  • The launch signifies Co-op’s full recovery from an early 2025 cyber-attack that disrupted availability in stores and compromised data of 6.5 million members.