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Scotmid Co-op to close up to 22 of its Semichem stores

The retailer has begun consultation at staff at the affected stores, citing pressures from Covid-19 on…

John Lewis warns of store closures after £517m loss

After the pandemic “we are going through the greatest scale of change in the Partnership’s 156-year…

Southern Co-op strengthens its franchising operation

The retailer has opened its 50th Welcome store and joined a second franchise body

East of England Co-op gets green light for new retail/leisure site

The society is looking for three tenants for units at its former dairy distribution centre at…

National Co+op Grocers condemns rise in anti-Asian violence

The US co-op was responding to a dramatic increase in attacks since the start of the…

Scotmid donates £10,000 to mental health charity

The society has given funds to the Scottish Association for Mental Health which has seen demand…

Bringing a youth perspective to a co-op board

We speak to Brad Tuckfield and Jody Meakin, who have recently joined the board at Central…

Equal pay in Iceland: Retail co-op leads the way

Samkaup retail co-op has a gender pay gap of just 0.4%

The future has finally arrived – so where do retail co-ops fit in?

The Co-operative Retail Conference looked at issues such as AI and digital, pandemics and climate change,…

Federated Co-operatives Ltd sees drop in profit amid Covid-19 disruptions

The federation's net profit dropped by 13.5%

East of England donates to local organisations for International Women’s Day

The £1,000 funding will be shared between three projects working on issues including focus on areas…

Co-ops working with Marcus Rashford for food justice

'What do you need to do so children have access to food, and how do you…