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Digital performance offsets drop in food and wholesale sales at Co-op

The retailer has seen sales drop to £9.1bn from £9.3bn in 2020, due to changing consumer behaviour amid the pandemic. However, Co-op has significantly expanded its ecommerce business through partnerships with Amazon, Starship and Deliveroo.

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