date:Aug 30, 2013
pate a stronger second half as the benefits of our food strategy start to be realised in better stock availability, improvements to the customer offer and with the refit of more than 400 stores'.
The Group reported an overall group loss of 559 million and a 1% drop in sales to 5.7 billion, with the banking business reporting losses of 709 million.
This has been a very difficult first half for The Co-operative Group and the results highlight both the well-documented challenges faced by The Co-o