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Show filtersExpert views: What should co-ops be doing to be different from private companies?
Michelle Smith, Community Lead, The Co-operative Group: “The thing that makes us different is responding to local…
What are co-ops doing in their communities?
Co-op Group Community groups are being helped by a raft of initiatives which are taking co-operatives…
How are retail co-ops impacting on their communities?
Ten per cent of a retail co-op’s profits are given back to the community. This is…
Devolution can only work by empowering local communities, argues new report
The government’s devolution agenda must go beyond transferring power to local councils by empowering local communities,…
Co-op Food stores ATMs ‘criminal proof’ after partnership with tech company
The Co-op Group has teamed up with a forensic technology company SmartWater to roll-out a new…
Housing co-op partners up with a developer in a multi-million pound project
Fairfield Housing Co-operative and Caledonia Housing Association partnered with regeneration development company Urban Union in a…
Nisa to supply 298 former Co-op stores acquired by McColl’s
Business-owned co-operative Nisa will supply 298 convenience stores that are set to be acquired by McColl’s from the Co-operative Group. Earlier…
Co-ops are targeting creative thinkers among customers and outsiders
A recent study by the Vienna University of Economics and Business found that new product ideas generated by…
Clash at France’s co-op bank heats up as regional group votes for autonomy
France’s third-biggest co-operative bank, Credit Mutuel, is to examine the consequences of a possible split from a…
Supporters Direct u-turn in employee payout
Supporters Direct (SD) will pay the salary of its longest-serving employee, who was diagnosed with terminal cancer…
Bank of England announces growth in credit union lending
Credit union lending has grown significantly, the latest Bank of England statistics show. The unaudited figures…