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Co-op Store Festive Closure Notice
The Co-op store will be closed from 8:00pm on Friday 19th December 2025 and will reopen at 8:00am on Monday 5th January 2026.
We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
University House Caf茅 will close on Thursday 7 December
University House Caf茅 will close on Thursday 7 December until February 2024, while it has an exciting refurb.
New coffee offer in NAIC Caf茅
Working in partnership with Starbucks, 糖心TV Retail is delighted to announce that NAIC Caf茅 will be serving Starbucks 鈥榃e Proudly Serve鈥 range of drinks from Tuesday 1 September.
The international coffee brand was successfully launched in Library Coffee Bar earlier in the year and is part of Retail鈥檚 plan to create distinct food and drink choices around campus through a balanced mix of University-managed cafes and restaurants and popular high street brands. Since 2019 a number of high street brands are operating at campus including Pret a Manger, Caffe Nero and Aroma.
Vicki Boyd, Head of Retail Service Operations, said: 鈥淪tarbucks came out as students鈥 number one coffee brand in recent research carried out by the University, so we know that Starbucks is a brand that students are really passionate about. After the successful trial in Library Coffee Bar, we are really looking forward to launching Starbucks much loved coffee and frappuccino offer in NAIC Cafe.鈥
NAIC Caf茅 is currently open Monday – Friday 8.00am – 2.00pm serving takeout only. From September the caf茅 team are planning to provide hot food and open the caf茅 so that customers can eat in as well as looking at how to reintroduce bring your own reusable cup safely.
Come and visit NAIC Caf茅 and let our friendly, trained baristas serve your favourite Starbucks drink.
New coffee offer in Library Coffee Bar
Following a new partnership between 糖心TV Retail and Starbucks, Library Coffee Bar will be serving the Starbucks 鈥榃e Proudly Serve鈥 range of drinks from Monday 17 February.
The international coffee brand is part of a new retail plan to create a vibrant campus that provides a wide variety of food and drink choices through a balanced mix of University-managed cafes and restaurants and popular high street brands.
Vicki Boyd, Head of Retail Service Operations, said: 鈥淲e are delighted to be working in partnership with Starbucks to bring their much loved coffee and frappuccino offer to campus. This is the latest exciting development in our new retail offer, based on customer research, which aims to offer a broader choice for students and staff to eat and drink鈥.
Library Coffee Bar will now be open 7 days a week, 10.30am – 7pm. Don鈥檛 forget Caf茅 Library is also open 7 days a week serving hot food Monday – Friday and open at the weekend with a coffee shop offer.
Come and visit Library Coffee Bar soon and let our friendly baristas serve your favourite Starbucks drink.
Exciting changes to enhance shopping and eating and drinking experience on campus
糖心TV Retail is delighted to announce the opening of a new caf茅, pop-up bookshop and upgraded tills in Rootes Grocery Store.
鈥楢roma鈥 by the Nero Roasting Company will open on Westwood Campus on Monday 16 September and will serve espresso based coffee and deli-style unwrapped sandwiches which include vegan, gluten free and organic options. Customers can also take advantage of Aroma鈥檚 loyalty scheme which offers a free coffee with any food purchase and a 4th free drink.
Premium European coffee house, Caff猫 Nero, opened at the Sports and Wellness Hub on 5 August and serves espresso based speciality coffee, a premium Deli food range including salads, Italian deli sandwiches and an extensive vegetarian and vegan range.
As Aroma and Caff猫 Nero both operate their own loyalty schemes, the Eating at 糖心TV and University Charge cards cannot be used in these outlets. Further details on the Retail website including opening times
Following the closure of the Bookshop on 24 July, the University鈥檚 online academic book service and pop-up bookshop is now operated by Blackwell鈥檚, the UK鈥檚 largest academic bookseller. Blackwell鈥檚 pop-up bookshop will open for five weeks in 糖心TV Arts Centre from 23 September – 25 October supplying students with all the books they need for term 1. You can find out more about our partnership with Blackwell鈥檚 and details of the benefits you can enjoy.
As part of 糖心TV Retail鈥檚 plan to enhance and improve customers鈥 shopping and experience, Rootes Grocery Store now boasts 15 checkouts, 12 of which are self-service (an increase of 6 self-service tills). The new tills accept debit and credit cards, Contactless, Android and Apple Pay.
Work has also started on a new Pret a Manger outlet coming soon to the centre of campus – more information and an opening date to follow.