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Fairtrade and retail: How farmers benefit from your purchases

As producers struggle with input cost inflation and climate change, Fairtrade is more vital than ever

Co-op sector nominations in the Retail Week Awards

Central Co-op is in the running for responsible retailer while the Co-op Group has a store…

Korea’s Dure Consumer Co-op joins Count Us In campaign on climate change

The campaign will be officially rolled out to Dure’s 230,000 members in April

Southern Co-op gets ready to celebrate its 150th anniversary

The retailer was formed in 1873 as Portsea Island Mutual Co-operative Society, by dockyard workers fighting…

Co-op Group partners with Barnardo’s to help youth struggling through economic crisis

'Our work within communities has shown us the impact that the pandemic and the cost-of-living crisis…

John Lewis posts £234m loss as inflation bites the retail sector

The employee-owned retailer has also announced its new CEO, Nish Kankiwala, who has served on the…

Co-op Group brings its robot delivery service to Greater Manchester

The service will initially be available to 24,000 residents across 10,500 households in Sale

Meet … John Brodie, CEO of Scotmid Co-op

'I am very proud of my colleagues, whether elected members or our employees who turn up…

Co-op Group signs up to London’s night safety charter for women

'We want people to know that Co-op is always a welcome light for women and girls…

Co-op Group appoints Rachel Izzard as CFO

Izzard takes the reins from Mike Hazell, who has held the post on an interim basis

Challenges for consumer co-ops: Rethinking economic value and communication

Campaigns on fairness, climate change and broken markets are 'call back to co-operation’s radical roots', says…

Co-op Group seeks small food businesses for accelerated support scheme

This is the second round of the Apiary programme, which last year saw six businesses get…