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UK retail co-ops outline climate efforts in their annual reports

Updates on emissions and other sustainability issues from the Co-op Group and the independent societies

Southern Co-op points to cost pressures as it posts operating loss of £1.3m

The retailer also reported increased turnover, passing the £500m mark for the first time, and continued…

Southern Co-op recognised for diversity and inclusion work

The work of the retail society’s diversity and inclusion manager will be marked at two different…

Southern Co-op gets ready to celebrate its 150th anniversary

The retailer was formed in 1873 as Portsea Island Mutual Co-operative Society, by dockyard workers fighting…

Southern Co-op backs community projects to tackle causes of crime

Projects include healthcare and accommodation for the homeless, skills-building for offenders and help for young people…

How are retail and food co-ops responding to high inflation in the UK?

From grassroots action by Cooperation Town to support for warm spaces by the big retail co-ops,…

Southern Co-op invites the public to remember their loved ones at Christmas

A collective memorial service will be held Mayfields Woodland Burial Ground on 14 December

Southern Co-op launches partnership to help prolific shoplifters quit crime

'Crime needs to be tackled from every angle and hopefully this new approach will mean that…

Southern Co-op joins Somerset Wildlife Trust as corporate member

The move comes a few weeks after the retailer was given the Queen's Award for Enterprise…

Southern Co-op in face-off with privacy campaigners over security software

Big Brother Watch has submitted a formal complaint over facial recognition tech but the co-op says…

Southern Co-op to roll out electronic shelf labels after pilot success

The society hopes the rollout, set to finish at the end of next year, will save…

Pupils get a taste of co-op life as work experience returns to Southern Co-op

'Working with us is their first taste of a career and gives them the chance to…