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Show filtersList of top 100 co-ops in USA released
The National Cooperative Bank (NCB) in America has released its annual NCB Co-op 100 list. The…
Italy’s new co-op giant should remember its rich history
Italy has a long and successful tradition of co-operative enterprise. The first co-operatives began in the…
Member economic participation: turning co-operative supporters into co-operative investors
The path to member economic participation, one of the core co-operative principles, never did run smooth.…
Saigon co-operative makes top 10 Asia Pacific retailers list
A retail co-operative from Ho Chi Minh City has been included in a list of the…
The Marcora Law: an effective tool of active employment policy
Camillo De Berardinis, managing director of CFI, (Cooperazione Finanza Impresa – Cooperation Finance Enterprise), looks at how the Marcora…
Co-op slashes fruit and veg prices
Fresh fruit and vegetables have been reduced in price at Co-operative Food stores in an attempt…
Co-operative Group sets out its bold vision for the future
“Championing a better way of doing business for you and your communities,” is the new business…
Phone Co-op sim cards are now available in Co-operative Food stores
Pay-as-you-go sim cards from the Phone Co-op are rolling out for sale in more than 3,800…
How much do co-operatives pay their directors?
While it is hard to make broad comparisons on how businesses choose to remunerate their directors,…
Is there an ideal size for a co-op business?
The co-operative brand and model of doing business has taken a bashing in the public and…
Two European countries that have a strong cooperative presence: France and Italy
In this third article in a series about the global cooperative movement, we take a look…
