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Central Co-op highlights funeral colleague support for Dying Matters Week

'The wellbeing of colleagues has always been a priority ... and funeral colleagues often deal with…

Co-op Group grows its partnership with Just Eat to cover nearly 1,000 stores

The Group is developing its digital offer in a bid to bag 30% of quick-convenience online…

East of England Co-op announces sales volume growth despite £5.5m trading loss

CEO Doug Field said the business remains sound despite rising costs and is embarking on an…

Tamworth Co-op beats expectations despite dip in profit to £1m

'With our strong balance sheet and excellent branch operating standards I believe we are very well…

Southern Co-op recognised for diversity and inclusion work

The work of the retail society’s diversity and inclusion manager will be marked at two different…

Trouble at John Lewis casts new urgency on question of mutuals reform

'The challenges facing John Lewis only underline the limited capital-raising options for successful, sustainable co-op and…

More than a paycheque: How can co-ops offer a better future of work?

Worker-owned businesses in Cincinnati, the UK's Bright Future programme for modern slavery survivors and SEWA in…

Looking back on the first year of the UK’s worker co-op body

'We wanted to provide extra opportunities and have a much more decentralised network of individual workers,'…

FCA updates Mutuals Public Register with new digital functions

Changes include the digitisation of records, easier search functions and more accessible guidance

Meet … Diana Dovgan, secretary general of Cecop and Cicopa

'The most exciting and stimulating part of my work is meeting and speaking with co-ops and…

Next steps for co-op alternatives in the gig economy

A report by the ILO highights the potential of platform co-ops like the UK's Chorlton Bike…

Co-op Loan Fund provides accountancy worker co-op with growth capital

Third Sector Accountancy will use the money to continue expanding its client base