As part of the celebrations One Stop is giving away free loaves of bread to customers.
Convenience retailer, One Stop, is celebrating the opening of its 1000th store by giving away free loaves of bread to its customers.
In addition, to mark the day, One Stop, a subsidiary of Tesco, is giving away £10,000 to up to ten local community groups in the Wolverhampton area.
As a community retailer, One Stop have always worked hard to give back to those who have supported their journey. So each community group will receive a donation of £1,000. For example, Promise Dreams will use the funding to continue their work of granting wishes for terminally ill children. Also, St Alban’s Church will use the grant to support their local food bank.
The 1000th store, which opened in Wolverhampton on Friday 17th February is particularly appropriate as One Stop started its journey in the same city, as a simple market stall, nearly half a century ago.
One Stop has been recognised with several industry awards including 2022 ‘Convenience Retailer of the Year’ at the Retail Industry Awards.
Sarah Lawler, One Stop's MD said: “The opening of our 1000th store is a really exciting time for our 10,000 colleagues. It is great to look back at what we’ve achieved and we’re excited about the future.”
“We’d love to invite people into stores to have a ‘loaf on us’ in partnership with Warburtons to celebrate this milestone.”
“Part of this significant achievement is the growth of our franchise business, which, eight years ago didn’t exist. The franchise business continues to build the brand into a stronger entity within the convenience market. How we manage, learn and continue to grow the two businesses in parallel gives us a unique opportunity and I look forward to our next key milestone.”
“Thanks to the dedication of our colleagues and support of our customers, we are also incredibly proud to have donated £10 million to charity in the last ten years. We have always strived to give back to those who live in the communities we serve.”
One Stop supports three national charities and countless regional and community organisations and grassroots initiatives. One Stop has also donated 200,000 foodbank meals and has been working on key programmes to make food more readily available to others. This includes joining initiatives including ‘Too Good to Go’ (https://toogoodtogo.co.uk/en-gb and OLIO (https://olioex.com/get-involved/volunteer/food-waste-heroes/).