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World Cooperative Congress to take place in Seoul in December 2021

The event had been scheduled by the International Cooperative Alliance for November 2020 but was postponed…

Scotmid Co-op lifts turnover by £6.7m in half-year results

The retail society posted an operating profit of £2.6m but warned of uncertainty over Covid-19 and…

Leeds Credit Union launches £17m Christmas loan pot

The loan pot is designed to help membes steer clear of payday lenders and loan sharks

Interview: John Holdsclaw of the US National Cooperative Bank

We catch up ahead of his speech at the UKSCS conference about CDFIs, co-op development and…

Product design firm bought out by employees

More than 30 members of staff now have a stake in Shore - a business based…

Cooperatives Europe launches open source knowledge base on co-ops

Coopedia acts as a collaborative search engine that lists resources on co-operative entrepreneurship

John Lewis axes staff bonus for the year and writes down value of department stores

The retailer has posted a loss before tax and exceptional items of £55m for the first…

Sale of leading Canadian co-op MEC prompts campaign to save it

Nearly 70,000 people have signed a petition to scrap a deal selling Mountain Equipment Co-op to…

Co-op Group: Half-year profits and new membership programme announced

The new member plan will 'increase money going to community causes and charities'

Co-operatives weigh in on Europe’s State of the Union Speech

Cooperatives Europe, Cecop and Social Economy Europe responded to Ursula von der Leyen's speech

Local communities should “control a quarter of post-Brexit prosperity fund”, says report

Locality says co-ops and community businesses are more effective in creating employment and targeting local needs

Cooperatives Europe survey reveals how co-ops coped with Covid-19

Cooperatives Europe includes 86-member organisations from 34 European countries across all business sectors