How are co-ops dealing with AI and the retail revolution?

We speak to analyst Emma Howard - of Co-operatives UK, East of England Co-op, and Open…

Alison Hands on a life in retail – and her first six months as Lincolnshire CEO

'My role is to look at how the society is going to continue to make money…

Support co-op launched for migrant families in need of help

Birmingham-based Mist will provide immigration advice and rights advocacy in the West Midlands

UK Black History Month: ‘Co-ops should Rise to the occasion’

Interview with Ash Akhtar, co-chair of the Co-op Group's Rise network, which supports ethnic minority colleagues

Co-op Party gears up for general election at its annual conference

'We need a model of driving growth that builds in power and a stake for people…

Scotmid Co-op appoints Karen Scott as its new chief executive

Scott, who takes up the reins when John Brodie retires next August, will be the first…

Obituary: Former Midcounties director Clive Booker, 1944 – 2023

'We will all miss his co-operative spirit and unique sense of humour'

Co-operatives UK recognised at Manchester business awards

The co-operative network received the award for Business of the Year 2023

Tamworth Co-op invests in environmentally friendly funeral fleet

Delivery of the two hearses and two limousines was delayed because of the pandemic

‘Expect the unexpected’: Phil Ponsonby on his first five years as Midcounties CEO

Stressing the importance of co-op values in the face of challenges like Covid-19, the energy crisis,…

Catching up with the new recruits for some of Scotmid’s top roles

Q&As with four new faces in the governance and management of the retail society

Co-operative support needed for nomadic communities

'As a movement, we should be prepared to get our hands dirty, learn more about each…