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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

East of England Co-operative launches Co-op Secure Response

Services include site guarding, intruder and fire alarms and incident recovery

Co-op Group signs Anti-Slavery International Charter

'By standing together and co-operating we can make it clear that we will not allow this…

Heart of England Co-op names Zoë’s Place Baby Hospice as corporate charity

'All of our staff will do their very best to help raise the funds needed to…