Ballycastle Co-op has just relaunched following a million-pound makeover

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Ballycastle Co-op has just relaunched after a million-pound makeover to transform it, increase its focus on local products and bring a modern new-look.

The eight-week programme, timed to be ahead of the seasonal wave of visitors destined for the seaside town soon, provides a fresh new look and feel for the 5,500 sq.ft. store. Ballycastle is the latest Northern Ireland Co-op to undertake a major refurbishment, with the convenience retailer investing more than £1.5m last year to refurbish and re-launch its Rosetta and Sydenham stores.

Located in The Diamond, Ballycastle, the store supports 23 local jobs. Its increased focus on quality local produce, will see more than 150 product lines offered by Northern Ireland businesses including: Barr’s butchers of Ballymena; Bertie’s Bakery, Clandeboye Estate, Rosie’s Bakes and more.

In addition, Ballycastle Co-op will include a new serve-over food to go counter by Ashers bakery, offering delicious food to go such as bakery products, stews, soups, chicken and, fresh cream cakes.

Added services will include an InPost parcel locker for customers to manage the convenient collection and return of their parcels, a Costa Coffee Express, and payment services via PayPoint.

Matt Hood, Co-op Food MD, said: “We’re delighted to start 2025 with a major investment in Ballycastle which I’m delighted to see relaunch with a fantastic new look.

“Our work remains firmly set on giving our members and customers great quality, responsibly sourced products and value, alongside the promotions and deals they love. We aim to make our stores a community hub as we focus on growing the number of members engaging with us in Northern Ireland.”

Store manager, Nicola Norcott (above), said: “The whole team is proud and excited to have had the opportunity to invest in Ballycastle. Our aim is for our store to be a community hub combining great quality products, quick online delivery services, community participation and additional customer services, which can be enjoyed by everyone. We’d like to thank our customers for their support during the works.”