Co-op expands rapidly

British supermarket chain Co-op opened 21 new stores in 2018 and asked for building permits for 34 new shops. Sales by Co-op jumped 7.8 percent this year, with the retailer’s market share growing by 0.3 percent to 6.6 percent. Co-op is a cooperative that has more than 4.5 million owners/members and employs 70,000 people.