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How the Co-op is working to prevent modern slavery across supply chains

The retailer has been monitoring its supply chain to ensure fair treatment of workers and is…

The Southern Co-op chooses Solent Mind as Community Partner

Solent Mind, which provides support for people experiencing mental health difficulties, will be Southern's fourth community…

Co-op Group replaces polystyrene pizza discs with recyclable cardboard

The retailer is tackling recycling issues by changing packaging materials

Co-op Group backs British as it chops fresh meat imports

The Co-op Group has become the first national retailer to switch all of the fresh meat…

Co-op Group to redistribute 20 million meals to good causes around the UK

The scheme, which will also reduce waste, will see food given to organisations in 2,500 towns…

Motions for Co-op Group AGM include political funding, modern slavery and executive pay

Resolutions include calls to narrow pay ratios in the company, to continue links with the Co-op…

Co-op members asked to vote in the run-up to AGM

The Co-operative Group is inviting members to help shape the business by voting on motions put…

Co-founder of outdoor leisure co-op REI dies aged 107

Mary Anderson and her husband set up the venture in 1938 so their friends could get…

Britain’s oldest biscuit makes a return to the shelves of the Co-op

The Aberffraw biscuit, which dates back to the 13th century, will be stocked in the Co-op…

Leisure co-op REI submit plans for new state-of-the-art campus

Outdoor leisure co-op REI has submitted designs to local planning authorities for a new headquarters that is “accessible, sustainable,…

Co-op apologises for gender stereotyping in press ad

The Co-operative Group has apologised after being accused of sexism in its latest press ad. Customers took to…

Retail sales climb, but Bank write-off means Co-op Group loss

The Co-operative Group has returned to the red for the first time since the crisis of 2013,…