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Central Co-op raises £350k for charity partner Samaritans

The partnership was launched on World Mental Health Day 2024

Co-op Group relaunches energy buying group to push green power

The business will offer energy planning and procurement services alongside portfolio, billing and account management

Central Co-op and Midcounties in discussions around landmark merger

If approved, the combined society would unite over one million members, 13,000 colleagues and annual sales of £1.8bn

‘Hate divides communities, co-operation builds them’

New campaign to drive awareness of co-ops in post-conflict reconstruction

Co-op Group enters the loans business through its insurance arm

The Group is offering the loans in partnership with credit-matching platform ClearScore

Obituary: Richard Hughes (1944-2025)

Hughes was active in a number of roles int the co-op movement, including CEO and secretary…

Midcounties co-hosts roundtable to tackle youth unemployment

The event, run with social enterprise Miss Macaroon, saw businesses make practical pledges on reducing the…

REI co-op reaches deal with workers for a path to union contracts

The agreement includes a national bargaining structure and wage increases for workers at union stores who…

Chelmsford Star members make final approval of Central merger

The combined society will operate over 500 trading sites across 23 counties, with a turnover of…

Co-op Group supports prisoner apprenticeships in bid to cut reoffending

The rail engineering apprenticeships, provided by City & Guilds, will run at HMP Highpoint, after Group…

Midcounties launches online portal to help members manage investments

Developed with Mutual Vision, specialists in digital financial management, the online portal “combines modern convenience with…

Southern Co-op wins scientific approval for its net zero plans

'Having our net zero targets validated by the SBTi represents a pivotal milestone in our climate…