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Outdoors co-op celebrates a green milestone with bid to protect 5,000 miles of rivers

REI has joined a coalition of organisations to protect waterways for the anniversary of a key…

Eroski welcomes 377 new worker-owners in 2017

'We are very happy to continue to generate co-operative employment, incorporating employees who decide to become…

Making a difference: Fair taxation

Research from the Fair Tax Mark found that 74% of people want all companies to disclose…

What are co-ops doing to tackle security concerns?

Over the last year co-op shops across the UK have been targeted in robberies and ram-raids.…

How can UK co-ops help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals?

Midcounties and the Co-op Group are among the UK co-operatives pledging to contribute to the SDGs

New app allows Kuwaiti shoppers to monitor co-op prices during Ramadan

Minister of commerce and industry Khaled Al-Roudan visited several co-op stores to check for unjustified price…

Central England Co-op launches food bank appeal to address children’s holiday hunger

Figures show an increased demand for support over the summer when free school meals are not…

Chelmsford Star wins national award for community impact

A third of the society’s turnover is reinvested into the Essex economy in some way

Scotmid wins award for favourite food-to-go convenience retailer

The awards were based on the results of a survey of more than 20,000 shoppers across…

Lincolnshire Co-op makes new drive to cut carrier bag use

The retailer found that shoppers are buying single-use 5p carriers instead of reusing bags

New group CEO of Midcounties named as Ben Reid retires

Phil Ponsonby will step up from the role of chief executive of trading at the society

Co-op Switzerland acquires Siroop to expand its online marketplace

The retailer hopes to create a comprehensive non-food platform to take on Amazon