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Insights from the 2022 Co-operative Retail Conference

'Retailing has always been driven in part by technological change … but look around: there are…

The challenges facing small co-ops – and how to overcome them

Insights from co-op development workers Claire Alexander, Phil Beardmore, Glenn Bowen, Alex Lawrie, Cath Muller, Tiziana…

Young co-operators from Woodcraft Folk attend PeaceCommunicators programme

'The peace education training seminar felt extremely poignant at a severe point of international political distress'

Thieves force Heart of England Co-op to lock store defibrillators

Defibrillators at the society’s stores will be unavailable outside opening hours, after four of the life-saving…

Migros retail co-op to vote on proposal to lift alcohol sales ban

The ban, which applies to the Swiss co-op's stores, restuarants and take-aways, was introduced in 1928…

Mechanisms for co-op growth: The Hive and Community Shares Booster

An update on the work of the development programmes delivered by Co-operatives UK

When small means strong: Community power at Cooperation Town

'This is something that needs to be practised on a hyperlocal level ... This is building…

Irish minister visits north of England credit unions

The visit was organised by the Swoboda Research Centre

Finnish co-op bank figure represents Europe’s banks on new sustainability reporting board

Annina Tanhuanpää of the Finnish co-operative bank, OP Financial Group, was nominated by the EACB

Steve Murrells to step down as Co-op Group CEO

The Group has named Shirine Khoury-Haq as interim CEO

Co-op Party condemns Sunak budget as missed opportunity

The Co-op Party and Locality say government needs to do more to restructure the ownership of…

Cooperate Islington: Collaborating on a new co-op development agency

Co-op organisations are working with the local council to launch a new co-operative development agency –…