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    How to get your co-op Brexit ready

    If co-ops are committed to the UK because they are committed to their members, how can they prepare for Brexit?

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    'The most sustainable energy of all, is the energy that we don’t use'

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    'People want to access training on all devices and the quality needs to be the same – whether on a smartphone, tablet, laptop or desktop'

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    The Co-op News Christmas gift guide

    With less than a month until Christmas, we have compiled the ultimate festive gift guide, giving you some ideas for ethical alternatives – many of them Fairtrade, or sold or produced by co-ops.   Fruit tea hamper (£9.95) www.teapeople.co.uk...

    5 years ago
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    How do I know what insurance my co-operative needs?

    Buying insurance can be a bit of a headache, whether you’re a small design co-op, or a national retailer. What types of insurance do you need? Who do you go with? What level of cover...

    6 years ago
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    Optimising for member focus: How innovation and automation can help co-ops put members first

    Darragh Fanning, founder and managing director of Celtech Software, explores how innovation and automation can co-ops put their members first… In a competitive trading environment where there are continuing pressures for all co-ops on margin,...

    6 years ago
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    Co-op Group guards the front line in war on cyber fraud

    With cash payment becoming a thing of the past, cyber security is a growing concern for retailers. Consumer trends suggest mobile phone payment will outstrip cash and card by 2025 – in the past 12...

    6 years ago
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    Will Fairtrade’s textile scheme leave it a fashion victim?

    In June, Fairtrade International’s new Textile Standard comes into play to improve working conditions across the textile supply chain – but the Clean Clothes Campaign says it targets the wrong organisations and does not go...

    6 years ago
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    Money: Teaching the bear necessities

    To celebrate Financial Fitness Day on April 6th, the Foundation asked credit union organizations to tweet pictures of their activities using the #FinancialFitnessDay hashtag. Thank you to all who participated and shared your photos!

    6 years ago
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    Will employee ownership work for you?

    Ian Urquhart, partner at John Lewis Partnership, joined other business professionals at the South Wales Chamber Business Breakfast on Employee Ownership on 4 March. The event, sponsored by Social Business Wales, looked at the specific nature...

    6 years ago
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