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Sainsbury’s is going solo – will others follow?

Central England raises £1.5m for children’s charity Newlife

Central England Co-operative has announced it has raised £1.5m for its corporate charity partner, Newlife, which…

Wales Co-op Centre reports on 2016-17 impact

Over the past 12 months the organisation has worked across three main areas: supporting local businesses;…

Government’s funeral fund plans ‘don’t go far enough’, says co-op-backed campaign

Plans to help those who cannot afford their farewells to loved ones have been criticised by…

How Co-op stores are showing support for their Para Athletics colleague Carly Tait

Branches in the wheelchair athlete’s home town Manchester have added a good-luck hashtag to their fascia…

Co-op Group to continue advertising in the Mail, Express and Sun

Campaigners such as Stop Funding Hate want the retailer to withdraw its ads from the three…

Caring through sharing: New approach to social care wins the 2017 Co-op Pitches

Emma Adelaide Black made the winning pitch for CareShare, an online platform to match care workers…

Taylor delivers report on future of modern work – with no direct mention of co-ops

But the report does recommend 'WorkerTech' solutions where self-employed workers can organise to pool risks and…

The gig economy – an opportunity for co-ops and trade unions to work together?

Co-op Congress heard from John Park from Community Union and Sarah de Heusch of co-op gig…

East of England’s support for refugees, from the Spanish Civil War to the present day

80 years after it took in 100 children fleeing the brutal conflict, the co-op has donated…

Welcome, join us, co-operatives are open for all

This year’s International Day of Co-operatives celebrated inclusion in a movement that leaves no one behind

Steve Murrells joins Coldplay, Ellie Goulding and Pharrell Williams to fight water poverty

The music stars and Co-op Group chief executive helped to kickstart the Global Investment Fund for…