Co-op store openings 2026: Full list as retailer to open and refurbish 24 stores across the UK

The Co-op has announced plans to open or refurbish 24 stores in the next few weeks as part of a UK expansion drive in 2026

The Co-op has announced plans to open or refurbish 24 stores in the next few weeks.

The investment will take the total number of stores launching in the first half of this year to more than 40, stretching from the south coast of England to the Scottish Highlands, including towns, villages and cities in Cumbria, Gloucestershire, Kent, London, the Midlands, Nottinghamshire and Yorkshire.

Kate McCrae, Co-op operations director, said: “We’re investing to create local stores which are more than just a shop, they are a convenient hub contributing to local life and meeting the needs of communities.

“We are moving through 2026 with a strong focus on our members, customers and communities, and a programme designed to enhance Co-op’s presence in high streets and communities across the UK.”

New or transformed Co-op stores opening in Q2 2026

Innerleithen, Scottish Borders

Market Place, Pickering, Yorkshire

Cruden Bay, Aberdeenshire

Newbiggin by the Sea, Northumberland

Haxby, Yorkshire

Matlock, Derbyshire

Bishopston , Bristol

Bridgwater, Somerset

Grange Over Sands, Cumbria

Birmingham University Centre, West Midlands

Wood Green, Greater London

Stepps, Glasgow

Lechlade, Gloucester

Earls Court, Greater London

Lydney, Gloucestershire

Callerton, Tyne and Wear

Ashford, Kent

Newhaw, Surrey

Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire

Didcot, Oxfordshire

Rendlesham, Suffolk

Trent Bridge, Nottinghamshire

Wombourne, Staffordshire

Wynyard, County Durham

New or transformed Co-op stores already opened in Q1 2026

Ealing, Greater London

Didcot, Oxfordshire (1)

Eastern Green, Coventry, West Midlands

Cove, Hampshire

Deal, Kent

Totton, Hampshire

Farnsfield, Nottinghamshire

Killearn, Stirlingshire

Sidmouth, Devon

Straits Parade, Gloucestershire

Westgate, Lancashire

Saltdean, East Sussex

Tarbert, Argyll and Bute

Worle, Somerset

Marske, North Yorkshire

Norton Heath, Essex

Marston Moretaine, Bedfordshire

Cuckfield, Sussex