Co-op will be stocking The Big Issue magazine from Thursday as they become the latest retail giant to help us support vendors through the Covid-19 lockdown.
The Big Issue made the temporary switch into stores for the first time in its 29-year history last week when Sainsbury’s and McColl’s began selling the magazine in their shops across the UK.
Our 1,500 hard-working vendors have been off the streets since March 20, when The Big Issue took the difficult decision to stop them from selling temporarily for their own safety. As a result, vendors have seen their income slashed and The Big Issue has searched for alternative ways to sell the magazine both online and offline so we can support vendors through this difficult time.
Co-op is the latest store to partner with The Big Issue, providing our widest in-store distribution across up to 2,600 food stores in villages, towns and cities across the UK.
Just like they when they sell the magazine on the results, vendors will continue to receive 50 per cent of the sale price.
Russell Blackman, MD, The Big Issue, said: “Our income comes from street sales and without our vendors on the streets we cannot support that really need us now and in the future.