Thousands of period products donated through East of England Co-op partnership

The society is working with social enterprise Hey Girls to stock free products in its bathrooms…

Australia’s Norco dairy survives catastrophic flood to post $9.1m profit

The co-op is getting ready to reopen its Lismore ice cream factory after a multi-million dollar…

Norwegian dairy co-op Tine to shed 100 jobs in restructure

The co-op has been facing falling consumption of milk and traditional brown cheese, along with pressure…

Community forms co-op to rescue much-loved Birmingham hardware store

York Supplies has served its community for 75 years and has been saved from the developer…

Central Co-op weathers inflation pressures to post £7.6m interim profit

CEO Debbie Robinson also updated members on efforts to tackle the cost of living crisis, retail…

Co-op Group welcomes national plan by police to tackle retail crime

The retailer is also helping to fund the Pegasus project to share intelligence between retailers and…

Community businesses defy cost pressures to keep social purpose, says Plunkett report

'Times are hard for all businesses right now, but to see what the community-ownership sector continues…

Southern Co-op warns of job losses ahead of head office revamp

The society hopes to keep losses to around 30 jobs out of 240 central roles, as…

Social Business Wales Awards honour wellbeing and environmental projects

'We have brilliant examples of businesses doing their bit to reduce the impact of climate change…

Former YMCA CEO Arvinda Gohil appointed chair of Future Economy Alliance

'When businesses share profits and power, then we can really start building a fairer and more…

Community gardening network Incredible Edible welcomes Hull’s ‘right to grow’ plan

The city council voted unanimously to allow the cultivation of fruit and veg on unused local…

Agri giant CHS keeps top place on list of USA’s biggest co-ops

The National Cooperative Bank, which compiled the rankings, has also awarded grants to four smaller co-ops…