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Co-operatives UK joins campaign to fight inequality

Projects in Cornwall, Wigan, Grimsby, Leicester and Bradford are using the movement’s values and principles to…

Meet Chris Matthews, director at East of England Co-op

Chris also serves as a store manager at the society and discusses the challenges of juggling…

Central England Co-op backs scheme to help ex-offenders rehabilitate

The scheme is supporting ex-offenders to tackle their addictions

Agriculture award for former SAOS chief James Graham

'His intellect, drive, resilience and humility have been of colossal and probably irreplaceable value to Scotland’s…

Reinventing retailing: case studies from Coop Sweden and Coop Italia

We looked at how some European retailers are innovating by teaming up with tech start-ups

Ethical challenges for co-ops in the modern retail world

From the need to build industry partnerships to new entrants to the ethical market and the…

Co-op movement plots the way forward at two key events

This month sees the Co-operative Futures and Co-operative Retail conferences

Midcounties Co-op travel executive receives outstanding achievement award

Alistair Rowland, who has more than 20 years experience in the industry, has played a leading…

Malaysia welcomes young co-operators to the ICA Global Youth Forum

“Young people are not the future, they must be the present,” said Ariel Guarco

Interview: Erskine Holmes, a born co-operator

Co-op News talks to a stalwart of the co-op movement to mark his 80th birthday

Latina trans women form a beauty co-op in NYC

The trio are setting up their own business to escape bullying and discrimination in other workplaces

Heart of England society invests £100k in student housing co-ops

Student Co-op Homes is running a community share offer to lease properties in Brighton, Nottingham and…