Italian mayor accused of skipping tendering process to favour co-ops

Prosecutors claim the mayor of Riace, Domenico Lucano, also awarded two social co-ops a waste collection…

Co-op Party Conference: Moving its ideas to the mainstream

'Our next government won't be Labour, it will be Labour and Co-operative'

99-year-old helps Tamworth Co-op raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support

Touched by the support offered by the charity to his late wife, he decided to save…

Radstock Co-operative opens 20th store to celebrate 150th anniversary

The society has been opening new stores in 2018 as part of its 10-year growth strategy.

Chelmsford Star reports sales growth of 3.9% in half-yearly results

Chief executive Barry Wood says the results were driven by strong performances in its core food…

Co-operative councils meet to discuss a new model for democracy

'There’s a huge challenge that co-operative councils can lead on since national government won’t'

The rise of populism: Can co-operatives save democracy?

'We understand that people are more than units of production and consumption in a voracious economy…

Co-op Group organises visit to social enterprises to promote Social Saturday

Comedian Chris Addison was a special guest on the tour, which started at the Group’s Manchester…

US grocery co-op’s big plans for expansion

'We stand on the verge of a historical level of growth for our co-op'

Co-op sector responds to IPCC report on climate change

'People up and down the country are eager to be part of the clean energy transformation'

How to unleash a new economy? Co-op Party prepares for annual conference

Issues under discussion range from Brexit to plans to double the UK’s co-op sector

Puerto Rican politicians get behind Co-op Month

'The co-operative model ensures that Puerto Rican hands and Puerto Rican capital are the backbone of…