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Putting the ME into membership
The recent launch of The Co-operative Group’s membership website www.co-operative.coop/membership and the online community social network ‘Hive’ opens up exciting new opportunities for members.
May 16 2010
Category: Retail Societies
Fairtrade goes mainstream — with a little help from the Co-operative Group
The annual Fairtrade Fortnight, (until March 7th) is set to be the biggest yet with major national brands now carrying the Fairtrade Mark. Here, Michelle Henderson,
Public Relations Manager (Food) at The Co-operative Group, asks Brad Hill, the Group’s Fairtrade Development Manager, how the market is shaping up since The Co-operative launched its own strategy to bring Fairtrade into the mainstream over a decade ago . . .
February 23 2010
Category: Retail Societies
Waste not, want not
On the day Environment Secretary Hilary Benn MP called on supermarkets to cut their levels of food waste, I found myself in Leeds, Mr Benn’s constituency, to find out first-hand about food waste from the city’s Co-operative stores.
February 12 2010
Category: Retail Societies
Commercial confidentiality versus Co-op democracy
I was contacted recently by a ‘concerned co-operator’ from another area who posed an interesting question.
August 24 2009
Category: Retail Societies
Bank workers sing 'thank you' to customers
In another first for the Co-operative Bank, some of its staff are aiming to be the latest internet stars with their 'Thank You' video.
August 06 2009
Category: Retail Societies
Turning Somerfield shoppers in to Co-op members is a vital task
The acquisition of Somerfield represents a once in a lifetime opportunity to influence and shape the influx of a large number of new customers and to make them members.
June 05 2009
Category: Retail Societies
All systems go
The next few weeks are set to be hectic for retail co-ops around the country as customers go bananas for Fairtrade Fortnight; flipping mad for Pancake Tuesday; and flower crazy in the run
February 15 2008
Category: Retail Societies
Travelcare fights internet competition
Travelcare outlets all over the
June 01 2007
Category: Retail Societies
Group's recycling boost
THE Co-operative Group has opened the largest in-house office waste recycling centre in North West Engl
March 02 2007
Category: Retail Societies
Member democracy need not suffer in a new single society
SOME people say that one of the casualties of creating a national society will be member involvement. I have a one word response to that charge. That word is: "Nonsense." Whe
June 27 2006
Category: Retail Societies
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