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Radstock welcomes mobility retailer to Somerset store

Radstock Co-operative Society has launched a specialist mobility shop at its Somerset site, promising it a…

Is it time for a co-operative water supply?

Water regulator OFWAT has backed plans to bring competition to the residential retail water market –…

Amul dairy opens its first mall and restaurant

Co-op giant Amul has opened its first mall in India, Amul Green, as it begins experimenting with the modern…

Time for charities to consider a new governance model?

Speaking at the Charity Finance Group’s large charities conference in London on 30 September, the treasurer of…

Colombian co-operatives continue to back the peace process

Colombia’s confederation of co-operatives (Confecoop) has launched an appeal asking its member co-ops to continue to…

Editorial: Rediscovering the common purpose of co-ops

Is our lack of co-operation stymieing the growth of our movement? Do we need to rediscover…

Obituary: José Carlos Guisado

José Carlos Guisado, president of the International Health Co-operative Organisation (IHCO), has died after being taken…

Co-op Bank publishes targets for Women in Finance Charter

The Co-operative Bank has announced it is aiming for 40% female representation in senior management roles by 2020…

Co-operative and Community Finance loan helps save housing co-op in Cornwall

A housing co-operative in Cornwall has secured its future by acquiring the cottage and associated land…

Danish co-op to exclude chemicals from own-brand products

A Danish co-op is to phase out 12 groups of substances and chemicals from its own-label…

Co-op Group’s Federation House welcomes Co-op Digital teams

Federation House, which has been redeveloped by the Co-operative Group in partnership with NOMA, has welcomed…

Jeremy Rifkin: Co-ops will be the idea venue to scale the digital revolution

Economist Jeremy Rifkin presented a stark picture of life over the next eight decades, but he…