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23 May '12

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Global NewsFairtrade hero John Bowes dies at 59

One of the Co-operative Movement’s top marketers died unexpectedly last week whilst undergoing treatment for a heart condition.

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Global NewsCo-operative Group withdraws NOTW advertising

Advertising in the News of World has been withdrawn by the Co-operative Group following allegations the newspaper hacked into the mobile phone of murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler.

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Global NewsStrong growth for Midlands Co-op

Midlands Co-operative has reported an 18 per cent rise in trading profit, for the year ended January 22nd.

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Global NewsWiseman win own-brand milk contract

The Co-operative Group has awarded its own-brand milk contract to Robert Wiseman Dairies under a two-year agreement starting in August.



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SwazilandWater sales help a million Africans

Thanks to the sales of Co-op-brand Fairbourne Springs mineral water, a million people in Africa are enjoying fresh clean drinking water on a daily basis.

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Global NewsPolish products now on sale

A number of Co-op stores around the country are now stocking a selection of Polish products including stuffed cabbage, goulash, beef tripe and pickled cucumber to meet growing customer demand. 


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Global NewsGlittering CRTG supplier awards

The Co-operative Retail Trading Group (CRTG) raised almost half a million pounds at its first ever Charity Supplier Awards Dinner.

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United KingdomCRTG extends milk co-op's contract

DAIRY?Farmers of Britain has renewed its milk supply arrangement with the Co-operative Retail Trading Group. The farmer-owned co-operative has secured a new contract to supply milk under the Co-op brand.

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Global NewsAnglia ready to take over buying role

ANGLIA Regional Society has launched a pilot of its buying service for all department stores in the Co-operative Movement. The division of the society, named Anglia Buying Service, has started a trial run with Lincolnshire Co-op's Home Stores. To test its technology and processes ABS has begun buying for the cook shop in Lincolnshire's stores. In September, the pilot scheme will come to an end and ABS will then handle all buying for non-food stores when the Co-operative Retail Trading ...

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Global NewsClydebank joins department stores

CLYDEBANK Society has joined the Co-operative Retail Trading Group's department store operation, bringing with it an extra £ 5.7 million sales from its flagship department store in Clydebank and its satellite unit in Milngavie. CRTG's department store operation includes almost 100 stores with combined sales of over £ 300 million. The other Co-op non-food members are the Co-operative Group, Chelmsford Star, Colchester & East Essex, Ipswich & Norwich, Lincolnshire, ...

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