Co-op Assistant Store Manager/Team Manager reviews

3.1

51% would recommend to a friend

(275 total reviews)
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Kate Allum

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43% positive business outlook

Assistant Store Manager/Team Manager employees have rated Co-op with 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 275 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Assistant Store Manager/Team Manager professionals have a good working experience there. Co-op is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Assistant Store Manager/Team Manager professionals compared to other employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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275 reviews
2.0
Apr 22, 2026

Dehumanising

Recommend
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Pros

Industry Leading Pension Scheme (10% matched contributions!) Decent employee benefits Ethical sourcing

Cons

Authoritarian business. No autonomy. Degrading role where your expertise is disregarded. Repeats the same costly mistakes over and over again. Wastes money on vanity projects. Cuts it's nose off to spite it's face. "Speak to your Operations Manager" (has no more autonomy than you) is used to maintain a gap between operations and the centre. Severe lack of trust in colleagues. Ancient Scientific Management deployment. Zero career opportunities. Never punished for doing a bad job, never rewarded for doing a good one.

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Co-op Response
2mo
Thank you for taking the time to share such detailed and honest feedback. We’re very sorry to hear about your experience, particularly the impact on your wellbeing and sense of value in your role. We recognise how demanding the Store Manager role can be, and it’s concerning to hear that you feel your expertise isn’t being utilised and that support isn’t where it should be. That isn’t the experience we want for colleagues who care so strongly about our Co-op values. We also want to be clear that raising concerns and frustrations with line managers remains important. While it may not always feel like immediate change follows, open dialogue is a critical part of how issues are understood, escalated, and improved across the business. We are continuing to review how we support stores, including the way tools and systems are used. There are dedicated internal resources where colleagues can access guidance, raise feedback, and share concerns on areas such as workforce planning so they can be properly reviewed. If you feel able to, we’d encourage you to make use of these channels or connect with your People team so your experience can be better understood. Thank you again for your honesty and for your continued commitment, your feedback is important in helping us improve.
4.0
Mar 30, 2026

Store Manager

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Pros

Good hours Good team Days go quick

Cons

Can only be 1-1 in store Upper management expect to much and don’t listen. Pay rates for customer assistants poor

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Co-op Response
3mo
Thank you for submitting your review and feedback. We're pleased to see that you were happy with your team and the hours you worked with us. Each of our stores operates with its own set of needs and staffing arrangements, so while they may be different approaches across our locations, they are tailored to best fit each team's situations.
3.0
Mar 20, 2026

Good Salary

Recommend
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Pros

Good Salary if your prepared to work for it Additional holidays to compensate for wrking bank holidays 30% colleague discount on own brand products all the time ( not just paydays)

Cons

Early Mornings, Late nights, weekends, bank holiday.

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Co-op Response
4mo
Thank you for submitting a review and for your balanced feedback. We're pleased that you are happy with your salary and with Co-op's 30% colleague member discount. Our store colleagues and management also get a generous holiday allowance and it's great to see that you appreciate these rewards for your hard work in our stores..
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