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Co-op Group admits more than 100 breaches of competition rule

The CMA introduced the rule in 2010 to stop supermarkets placing restrictive clauses on land in…

Co-op Group launches Peckish delivery app for independent grocers

The Group is investing £1m into the app in the first year and hopes to sign…

Co-op Group adds digital expert and equality activist to board

Digital growth Wais Shaifta and equalities activist Lord Woolley have been appointed independent non-executive directors

Co-op Group joins list of retailers calling for think on farmers’ inheritance tax

'They are facing many challenges, and we have seen first-hand the fear, anxiety and anger currently…

Co-op Group launches £820k fund for sustainable farming

Beef, lamb and dairy farmers will be rewarded for their efforts in reducing carbon emissions and…

Co-op Group business support scheme launches another search for suppliers

The Apiary programme has brought 27 suppliers to Group store shelves since 2022

Co-op Group announces plans for 75 new stores for 2025

The new openings will include franchise sites and come alongside a continued programme of refurbishment at…

2024 in review: Headlines from the co-op world

A look back over some of the stories affecting the co-op sector during another turbulent year

Movie short celebrates UK co-op movement’s history on film

Co-operative Cinema: A Movement in Moving Image premiered in Manchester on 5 December

Co-op Group wins national award for supporting social enterprise sector

Social Enterprise UK honoured the retailer for its efforts to increase its sourcing from suppliers in…

Co-op Group to host events to highlight benefits of membership

Alongside three pop-up cafés, there will be more than 100 local events in stores, Funeralcare branches,…

Co-op Group adopts six new suppliers through its Apiary programme

The retailer says the 'values and purpose-driven' brands will be stocked at more than 100 stores