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The Midcounties Co-operative reaches 100,000 food bank donation milestone

The retailer boosted its efforts via partnerships with local food banks, schools and community start-ups

Central England research reveals Valentine’s Day shopping habits

The research also suggests that customers tend to buy their gifts at the last minute

Co-ops for decent work is the theme for this year’s International Day

The theme feeds into the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, particularly goal 8 - Securing decent work…

Co-ops and credit unions respond to Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech

NCBA CLUSA and NAFCU encouraged members to champion legislation and policy that supports co-operatives and credit…

Future Co-ops: A fun but focused search for ways to spread the co-op message

Barbara Rainford looks back at this year’s event, organised by development consultancy Co-operative Futures to promote…

How do we make co-operative deserts bloom?

This year’s Future Co-ops movement saw a series of creative sessions to develop new strategies to…

Calgary Co-op ventures into cannabis market

Last year Canada became the second country in the world to legalise the drug

Environmental policies attract Midcounties Co-op’s 700,000th member

Tom Waggett was was presented with a luxury gift hamper and an energy-saving pack

Scottish government announces £85,000 in funding for junior credit union savers

There are now 58,000 junior savers in Scotland

Co-op Group returns to the life insurance market

The mutual will be working with Royal London on the project as it continues its return…

Co-op launches Welsh Supplier Awards with chef Ellis Berrie

The retailer is inviting its suppliers to enter the inaugural Co-op Welsh Supplier Awards

Scottish farm co-ops’ next gen award split between two winners

Judges at the SAOS Conference said they could not choose between John Taylor and Peter Duthie…