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Members help Southern Co-op raise £30,000 for food banks

The funds will support 60 food banks in the south of England

E-commerce platform trialled to help Nepalese farm co-ops with market access

The platform aims to help farmers whose market access has been disrupted by Covid-19 lockdowns

East of England Co-op awards over £89,000 to community organisations

The latest round of the co-op’s Community Cares Fund has supported 33 initiatives across Norfolk, Suffolk…

Co-op Group launches incubator for suppliers

The new scheme - 'The apiary' - will search for, support and mentor smaller, innovative and…

Central England opens its first store in Lancashire

'Our Wigan Road store will see us invest in the local economy and create jobs for…

A co-op membership card: the Blue Peter badge of retail?

An interview with Ewan Vinnicombe-Wallis, the former children's television producer speaking at the 2022 Co-op Retail…

Heart of England Co-op manager takes the plunge for food charity

Steve Browne braved the North Sea on New Year’s Day in aid of FareShare Midlands

REI employees move to unionise in Manhattan

The co-op’s bosses say a union is not “needed or beneficial”

Obituary: Lord Myners, City man who drafted Co-op Group rescue plan

'Lord Myners played a crucial role in the rebuild of the Co-op back in 2014 ...…

Co-op Group secures £12m site for Scotland distribution facility

'This investment is key to the development of our overall network as part of our commitment…

Southern Co-op extends scheme to sell products past their best before date

The move is part of the society’s efforts to tackle the problem of food waste

Obituary: Alan Middleton, former director at Lincolnshire Co-op and Co-operatives UK

'His contribution to the co-operative movement, as a guardian of good co-operative corporate governance, is undisputed'