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Retail

Co-op Retail Conference: Co-operating in challenging times

March 20, 2026
Nicholas Milton
Business

Co-op lessons from a pupose-led ice cream business

March 20, 2026
Rebecca Harvey
Ben & Jerry’s shared insights to the Co-op Retail Conference for turning principles into practice
Retail

Grocery sector insights at the Co-op Retail Conference

March 20, 2026
Rebecca Harvey
Graham MacLean from the Institute of Grocery Distribution shared insights into changing shopper habits, economic pressures and new laws
Finance

Coop Exchange announces wind-down citing capital problems

March 20, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Community & Development

Plunkett announces buddy scheme for co-ops and community retailers

March 20, 2026
Nicholas Milton
Business

Co-op Retail Conference policy session: energy, cyber and business rates

March 20, 2026
Rebecca Harvey
Banking and Insurance

Co-op Bank of Kenya reports 15.8% profit hike to KSh40.3bn

March 19, 2026
Miles Hadfield

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Co-op News is a magazine and news website about and for the global co-op movement

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Energy

Guide launched for Australian community energy sector

March 20, 2026
Miles Hadfield
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Luxembourg parliament calls on government to support housing co-ops

March 20, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Environment

Co-op Group expands electric home delivery fleet in £1.5m deal

March 19, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Energy

USDA isses $19m in loans to Iowa electric co-ops

March 19, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Credit Unions

Sunderland Council works with local credit union on financial inclusion

March 19, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Community business

Plunkett UK opens entries for its community business awards

March 16, 2026
Miles Hadfield

Spotlight: Co-operation in times of displacement

Community business

PINF Forum explores the future of independent local news

November 4, 2025
Anca Voinea
Development

Securing livelihoods while preserving Palestine’s art of embroidery 

August 11, 2025
Anca Voinea
Development

Britain’s co-op sector is lagging behind – so what can it learn from abroad?

July 30, 2025
Anca Voinea

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Education

Shaping co-operative leaders through co-operative academic education

November 13, 2025
Anca Voinea
Pursuing a postgraduate degree while working full-time can be both challenging and rewarding, something graduates of the International Centre for Co-operative Management (ICCM) at Saint Mary’s University know too well. …
Agriculture

Why co-operatives are key to climate and development

November 13, 2025
Co-operative News
By Pamela Coke-Hamilton, executive director of ITC, and Fátima Torres, president of the UNICAFES Confederation

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