A fantastic first week - Don’t forget to post on LinkedIn to win!
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Published 30 Jan 2026 in Our New Society
Thank you for all your hard work leading up to and during this incredible first week as OurCoop. Your energy, enthusiasm and dedication have been at the heart of making this launch a real success.
A fantastic start - media and social buzz
Since launching, we’ve seen fantastic coverage across national and local press, and a brilliant response on social media.
Here’s a quick snapshot:
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Nearly 15,000 views and shares of our launch video
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Our press coverage had the potential to reach nearly 7 million people
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Positive stories highlighting our family of businesses and shared values
Today is Members Day! 🎉
We’re continuing the celebrations today, with our Members, including you - our colleague Members. For today only you’ll get an extra 10% off your usual rewards - available today only at FoodCoop stores!
This is a great opportunity to:
- Champion the value of Membership to customers
- Spark meaningful conversations about joining
- Show how our shared benefits really work in action
For full details on the Welcome rewards, including TravelCoop, Little Pioneers, FuneralCoop, MobileCoop, and BroadbandCoop click here.
Keep the momentum going!
We’ve loved seeing your LinkedIn posts sharing our welcome video and stories about what excites you most about OurCoop – they’ve really captured the spirit of what it means to be part of this new Society.
If you haven’t yet, please join in! Every LinkedIn post or share with #OurCoopFamily enters you into our prize draw for a Fairphone Gen 6 (£499). The winner will be announced on Tuesday, 3rd February.
How to enter:
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Create a post from your own LinkedIn profile or reshare the Society launch post
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Use one of the OurCoop welcome posts provided (and personalise it if you wish)
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If you would like, tell people what you are most excited about
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Add the hashtag #OurCoopFamily so we can track entries
One winner will be chosen on Tuesday 3 February 2026.
If you don’t already have a LinkedIn account, you can easily create one here.
To support you, we have created a set of ready-to-use assets below, which you can personalise and share.
Click here for the colleague LinkedIn posts (copy and paste)
1. Download the supporting video here and select one example copy from below (remember to link the @ pages).
2. Post via LinkedIn here
Big moment as OurCoop, our new co-operative Society officially launches 🌱
Really proud to be part of a family of businesses, serving communities across the UK.
Excited for what’s next as part of #OurCoopFamily 💙
@MidcountiesCoop @CentralCoop @ChelmsfordStarCoop
Big news from work 🎉
Our new co-op Society has officially launched, OurCoop, bringing together hundreds of local stores and services across the UK into a new family of businesses.
What I love most is we’re Member owned and Member led. All focused on supporting communities - something that really matters to me. Excited to see what we can achieve together as #OurCoopFamily. 💙
@MidcountiesCoop @CentralCoop @ChelmsfordStarCoop
Big day for us 💙
Our new co-operative Society, OurCoop has launched, bringing together food stores, funeralcare, travel, childcare and utilities - all with the same values at heart.
Proud to be part of a business that puts people first and supports local communities.
#OurCoopFamily
@MidcountiesCoop @CentralCoop @ChelmsfordStarCoop
Something exciting is happening 💙
Our new co-op Society is live, OurCoop — still the same people, same values, just stronger together as part of a family of businesses.
#OurCoopFamily
@MidcountiesCoop @CentralCoop @ChelmsfordStarCoop
Together, we’re building something truly special - a Society that’s purpose-led, member-owned and focused on making a real difference.
Thank you again for your fantastic support this week, here’s to many more great moments ahead!