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Midcounties funeral business offers ‘envionmentally friendly’ coffin

The coffins, made in Gloucester by LifeArt, use waste and offcut forestry wood and produce lower…

Co-op retailers raise money for floods and hurricane appeal

Midcounties, Central England and Heart of England have joined donors including the Co-op Bank, the Co-op…

How co-ops are setting a shining example for British Food Fortnight

We mark the annual celebration of British food with a look at how co-operative retailers work…

Midcounties Co-op helps school pupils go green on Outward Bound course

Through its Green Pioneers programme, the society has helped youngsters save energy at Bishop’s Castle Community…

Midcounties to launch new corporate travel business

The society hopes Co-op Travel Management will fill a gap in a market dominated by big…

Rule changes: How are co-ops working with junior members?

UK co-ops are now allowed to have members under the age of 16... But which retail…

Retail societies celebrate Co-operatives Fortnight

Independent co-ops take part in a co-operative clean, share their co-op stories online and take the…

Regional closures and potential job losses as independents commit to Group’s supply chain

Three distribution centres could face closure, at East of England and Lincolnshire co-ops, which could mean…

Midcounties Co-op appoints Sukie Rapal to head up its digital strategy

Ms Rapal has been tasked with 'creating great customer experiences and journeys that are personalised and…

The Co-op Cloverleaf – one year on from the Group’s rebranding

12 months after the launch of the Co-op Group’s new logo, we have yet to see…

Midcounties awarded top rating in BitC’s 2017 Corporate Responsibility Index

The society, one of just three organisations to gain the top rating, was recognised for its…

2017 results: How did the UK’s retail co-ops perform in a challenging year?

Turnover up but profit down among the UK's co-operative retail societies