National Cooperative Business Association appoints president and chief executive

Doug O’Brien takes over from Judy Ziewacz, who retires on 31 December

Co-op Group opens five branches across Scotland

The £3.4m investment forms part of the retailer’s £11m 2017 store expansion plan and is set…

Organic farm co-op aims to be world’s largest food producer to use 100% renewable energy

Organic Valley is creating a solar partnership that is set to increase overall usage in Wisconsin…

£8m community development programme launched to grow co-ops

The five-year programme from Co-operatives UK and Power to Change will look at ways to build…

UAE’s Union Coop launches new online shopping service

The site currently offers household appliances and electrical goods but there are also plans to begin…

Midcounties funeral business offers ‘envionmentally friendly’ coffin

The coffins, made in Gloucester by LifeArt, use waste and offcut forestry wood and produce lower…

Wisconsin dairy co-ops join effort to send supplies to victims of Hurricane Irma

Cheesemakers from the state have joined forces to send food to those affected by the storm…

Another threatened local pub transfers to community ownership

The Gardeners Rest in Neepsend, Sheffield, has been bought by its regulars after a community share…

Co-op venue Unity Works goes into administration

Seven staff have been made redundant and a buyer is being sought for the leasehold on…

Co-op Party call to turn RBS into a building society

The Co-op Party chairman told its centenary conference there was a need for stronger challengers to…

Powered by principle six: How electric co-ops join forces to maintain growth

The latest in a series of alliances forged by Texas Electric Cooperatives shows how collaboration can…

Centenary marked by a successful year for the Co-operative Party

Membership and parliamentary representation hit record highs as the Party contributed to policy throughout the UK