Informal, ask questions that you are sent prior to the interview to prepare. Ask about availability and your current circumstances eg. if you are a student etc. and if you have previous retail experience.
one on one based interview held in the stock room. typical questions and asked for availability. the manager seemed nervous and unsettled and fairly under prepared. however i was offered the position so it was fine
I applied online. I interviewed at Co-op (Hackney, England) in Sept 2025
Interview
irl, casual, they asked me a series of questions about why i want to work here, how have i been in situations where i had to display the co op values, and how would i be a benefit to the store
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
how have you been in a situation displaying a co op value
Easy, really nice people. Enjoyed the process and they were really lovely, and the staff were really kind. They were looking to find me a place and fpund me one in a different store