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Central England Co-op looks back on £15m investments over 12 months

The society says it opened eight new food stores and five new funeral homes, as well…

Plunkett Foundation welcomes another community pub to the co-op fold

The Auctioneers Arms in Staffordshire has been saved after locals raised more than £200,000 in community…

Co-operative leadership: How should it work in practice?

Bob Cannell of Co-operative Business Consultants looks at the hazards facing collective leadership - and how…

Leadership Q&A: Ben Reid of the Midcounties Co-operative

The group chief executive of the independent society says openness lies at the core of leadership

Who’s afraid of leadership? Key lessons for co-op leaders

Training expert and business consultant Kate Whittle stresses the need for clarity, collaboration and communication

Co-op leadership Q&A: Simon Parkinson, the Co-operative College

The chief executive and principal of the College discusses a 'values-based, adaptive' approach

How to change the world: Expert advice for co-op leaders

Craig Dearden-Phillips looks at social leadership models and suggests ways to make them more effective

Meet.. Jane Avery vice president of the Central England Co-op

Jane Avery talks about her experience in the co-operative sector and her role in a local…

Looking ahead to 2018: Questions for the movement’s leaders

We ask some leading co-operators about their achievements in the year gone by – and what…

Looking ahead to 2018: A growing appetite for employee ownership

Sarah Deas, chief executive of Co-operative Development Scotland, says the sector is set for a period…

Looking ahead to 2018: It’s time for co-ops to do it ourselves

Ed Mayo, secretary general at Co-operatives UK, reflects on the last 12 months and looks ahead…

2017 in focus: Some of the key topics in the co-operative year

From austerity and the future of farming to youth engagement and sustainability, the movement has placed…