New CEO for Leeds Credit Union

Paul Kaye says he wants to work with the rest of the sector and the government…

Southern Co-op strengthens its franchising operation

The retailer has opened its 50th Welcome store and joined a second franchise body

East of England Co-op gets green light for new retail/leisure site

The society is looking for three tenants for units at its former dairy distribution centre at…

New research adds more evidence to ethical business trends

Covid-19, climate change and the Black Lives Matter movement have helped to drive the change

Back pages from the movement’s radical past

A fascinating collection of sources putting the 19th century co-op movement in the context of the…

National Co+op Grocers condemns rise in anti-Asian violence

The US co-op was responding to a dramatic increase in attacks since the start of the…

Scotmid donates £10,000 to mental health charity

The society has given funds to the Scottish Association for Mental Health which has seen demand…

Bringing a youth perspective to a co-op board

We speak to Brad Tuckfield and Jody Meakin, who have recently joined the board at Central…

Sheltered housing co-op set up for elderly LGBT+ Londoners

The Tonic Housing project, in Lambeth, has received a £5.7m loan from London mayor Sadiq Khan

The future has finally arrived – so where do retail co-ops fit in?

The Co-operative Retail Conference looked at issues such as AI and digital, pandemics and climate change,…

Co-ops UK CEO Rose Marley named in the top 100 women in social enterprise

Euclid Network has included her in its Europe-wide list for her work to improve social mobility…

East of England donates to local organisations for International Women’s Day

The £1,000 funding will be shared between three projects working on issues including focus on areas…