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Central England opens its first store in Lancashire

'Our Wigan Road store will see us invest in the local economy and create jobs for…

A co-op membership card: the Blue Peter badge of retail?

An interview with Ewan Vinnicombe-Wallis, the former children's television producer speaking at the 2022 Co-op Retail…

Credit unions prepare to celebrate Credit Union Youth Month in the US

CUNA has developed a range of youth month promotional materials for the use of credit unions

After LV= escapes demutualisation, what does it – and the mutual sector – do next?

Insights from Gareth Thomas, chair of the parliamentary group on mutuals, and Mutuo's Peter Hunt and…

Remembering Desmond Tutu – and his impact on UK co-operators

'A passionate believer in co-operation, Desmond urged co-ops to spearhead the fight to bring sanctions against…

How can co-ops communicate their identity through their branding?

'The more co-operatives promote their co-operative identity, the stronger their brand impact will be'

Co-op identity: ‘With mission and purpose we can move mountains’

A conversation with Martin Lowery and Alexandra Wilson

Co-ops and the commons: imagining a ‘People’s Media’

What role could co-operativism have to play in a UK media commons?

Heart of England Co-op manager takes the plunge for food charity

Steve Browne braved the North Sea on New Year’s Day in aid of FareShare Midlands

Women from Indian tribal community set up new co-operative selling wild honey

"The Kattunayakan community people are experts in honey collection"

Central England Co-op joins fundraiser for clock honouring Robert Owen

The clock would be installed at the society's Belper store and reflect the reformer's belief in…

REI employees move to unionise in Manhattan

The co-op’s bosses say a union is not “needed or beneficial”