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Show filtersCo-op pub to open after locals raise £300,000
The first co-operatively-owned pub in Warwickshire is set to open just in time for Christmas after…
Agri co-ops must be innovative and follow customer trends, heard a business forum
Agricultural co-ops are ‘crucial’ for farmers to innovate, add value to produce and follow consumer trends,…
Awards shortlist for East of England’s Tiptree Co-op Travel branch
The East of England Co-op Travel branch in Tiptree, Essex, has been shortlisted as one of the…
Ones to watch from 2016: Trends and technologies
This year, Co-operative News looked at innovation across the co-operative sector. From new technologies to new…
End of year review 2016 – Conferences
January: Ways Forward 4 Conference Ways Forward 4: Building an Economy to Serve People Not Profit, held…
Preview of the Ways Forward 5 Conference: January 2017
Next month’s Ways Forward 5 Conference will be the fifth version of the event, exploring issues…
Is hierarchy the enemy of co-operation?
Co-operatives should be about co-operation not hierarchy, says Bob Cannell, formerly of Suma workers co-operative. How can…
End of year review 2016: Retail
CO-OPERATIVE GROUP February: Group buys 15 Budgens stores in continued expansion The Co-op Group has bought…
Co-operative lawyers meet for Latin American summit in Montevideo
More than 100 lawyers from Latin America, and 20 from Europe, Canada and Israel, gathered for…
Co-op Group hits a million meals and pledges more before Christmas
The Co-op Group has reached its target to supply a million meals by redistributing surplus food…
NFU Mutual partners up with defence providers to safeguard against fraud
The National Farmers Union Mutual Insurance Society has teamed up with technology-led defence providers BAE Systems…