The Central England Co-op store at Boley Park
The Central England Co-op store at Boley Park

A £3million revamp of a Lichfield supermarket is up for a national award.

The Central England Co-op Boley Park store scheme has been nominated in the Best New Store category at the Retail Week Awards.

The company will be up against outlets such as Boots, Sports Direct and The Body Shop in the competition.

The revamped Boley Park store features a zero waste refill station and eco-friendly fridges, with bespoke artworks from local artist Chris Day on the walls.

Jamie Joyce, store manager at Boley Park, said:

“The team were blown away by the transformation in the store and we continue to be so proud to open our doors every day to our fantastic community in Lichfield.

“It’s a real boost for the team and a great reward for all the hard work that went into bringing this special project to life to see the store being recognised in this way at such prestigious industry awards and we all have our fingers crossed for the awards night.”

Jamie Joyce, Central England Co-op

The winners will be announced at a ceremony in London in May.

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MEJ
2 years ago

Well done Co-op! I love the new store but have been a loyal customer for more than 20yrs.The staff are polite and helpful and the products are good. I don’t go for the cheapest stores as I want a pleasurable shopping experience. There are, of course, bargains available. Also a big plus, plenty of parking space without time limit!

P
2 years ago

Wow what a pull factor for Lichfield. People will be flocking far and wide.

Mac
2 years ago

Not impressed with the appears all polystyrene column of bread outside store. Hardly eco friendly! The story is well told re waste but surely not made out of 1 time use plastic. Could it not have been made our of recycled wood & painted?

Chris
2 years ago

Last time I was in there half the self serve checkouts didn’t work, there was no-one serving on the main tills, a queue of annoyed shoppers with trolleys and one staff member on the small till having a good natter to a friend. The Co-op, like a supermarket, but without the ability to buy everything you want and a higher price for what they do sell.

PO
2 years ago

@Mac : I raised the issue on here when the large food waste display items were first announced. I asked if the items were to be manufactured from polystyrene, I recieved no reply.

I too believe they are manufactured from expanded polystyrene which is not recyclable and goes to landfill at its end of life.

So yes making people aware of food waste is great but the use of plastic is not a great idea.

I did ask what the co-op were doing to reduce excessive plastic food packaging, but received no reply.

Dianne
2 years ago

I have used Boley Park Coop for 25+ Years
I really like the new store
Staff are friendly and very helpful
Its a pleasure to shop there

John Wright
2 years ago

We have a bike servicing station with tools etc. but no bike racks. I had to chain mine to the Co-op plants racks yesterday, Seems like an oversight on an otherwise smart new refurb. Agree with Chris re the staffing issues.