Answering your Colleague Questions
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Published 15 Aug 2025 in Phil's Vlog
This week’s vlog, featuring Ranveer Shawker, Business Tester from IT, is all about answering your colleague questions. If you’d like to ask me something, just let your local colleague council representative know.
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0:00 - Intro from Ranveer Shawker, Business Tester in IT
0:20 - Given the travel discount change, the recruitment freeze, and the broader cost-saving measures, there is growing concern about the financial health of the company - especially within the Travel division. Can you provide reassurance about the company’s financial stability, the future of the Travel division and confirm there are no plans to sell?
6:22 - How is our membership beneficial to national members who trade outside of our core Food stores?
8:28 - It looks as if the price of food is not going to go down, only up – if you could give one piece of advice to Rachel Reeves on how to support shops and help households what would it be?
10:49 - As a Co-operative that values ethics and social responsibility, why have we stayed silent on the crisis in Gaza? Israel’s blockade has caused mass suffering, yet unlike with Ukraine, we've taken no public stance. Why the inconsistency, and how are we ensuring our values are applied fairly and globally?
14:24 - Given the ever-greater role social media has in everyday life is there any plan for greater investment in online marketing for Food, especially around ‘Quick Commerce’, which perhaps doesn’t appeal to our traditional demographic of in-store customers?
17:38 - Phil asks the host a question...