The retailer was formed in 1873 as Portsea Island Mutual Co-operative Society, by dockyard workers fighting…
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Sceptical response from co-op movement to Jeremy Hunt’s spring budget
A welcome for the £100m support fund for community business came alongside a call for more…
Fonterra announces return to farmers from asset sale and interim profits hike
'Our co-op’s scale and diversification across channels and markets has enabled us to navigate through disruption'
Welsh co-op development agency Cwmpas appoints new CEO
Bethan Webber, who joins from Home-Start Cymru, is 'a passionate advocate for social justice, equality and…
Co-op Group partners with Barnardo’s to help youth struggling through economic crisis
'Our work within communities has shown us the impact that the pandemic and the cost-of-living crisis…
John Lewis posts £234m loss as inflation bites the retail sector
The employee-owned retailer has also announced its new CEO, Nish Kankiwala, who has served on the…
Co-op Group brings its robot delivery service to Greater Manchester
The service will initially be available to 24,000 residents across 10,500 households in Sale
Meet … John Brodie, CEO of Scotmid Co-op
'I am very proud of my colleagues, whether elected members or our employees who turn up…
Co-op Group signs up to London’s night safety charter for women
'We want people to know that Co-op is always a welcome light for women and girls…
Unearthing a forgotten grassroots story of co-operative housing
John Goodman reviews Andrew Bibby's latest book, which looks at the co-partnership housing societies of the…
ICMIF and UN open applications for innovation challenge in mutual insurance
The partnership will promote innovative mutual insurance schemes to better protect the most vulnerable in developing…
Plunkett teams up with Bestway Wholesale to support community businesses
Support from Bestway will included a dedicated advisory panel, fundraising activities and campaigns on the rural…
