Ten per cent of a retail co-op’s profits are given back to the community. This is…
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Monique Leroux joins Board of Directors at S&P Global
Finance and analytics company S&P Global has announced that co-operator Monique Leroux has joined its Board of…
Devolution can only work by empowering local communities, argues new report
The government’s devolution agenda must go beyond transferring power to local councils by empowering local communities,…
Small and medium enterprises set up as co-ops are achieving scale by working together
With the majority of co-operatives active in the industry, services and energy sector being small and…
Co-op Food stores ATMs ‘criminal proof’ after partnership with tech company
The Co-op Group has teamed up with a forensic technology company SmartWater to roll-out a new…
How are co-operatives perceived by the public in Canada, France, Brazil and Japan?
A new study presented at the International Summit of Cooperatives in Quebec looks at how the…
Housing co-op partners up with a developer in a multi-million pound project
Fairfield Housing Co-operative and Caledonia Housing Association partnered with regeneration development company Urban Union in a…
Nisa to supply 298 former Co-op stores acquired by McColl’s
Business-owned co-operative Nisa will supply 298 convenience stores that are set to be acquired by McColl’s from the Co-operative Group. Earlier…
Co-ops are targeting creative thinkers among customers and outsiders
A recent study by the Vienna University of Economics and Business found that new product ideas generated by…
Clash at France’s co-op bank heats up as regional group votes for autonomy
France’s third-biggest co-operative bank, Credit Mutuel, is to examine the consequences of a possible split from a…
Liberia calls on government to step up co-op development
The Cooperative Development Agency (CDA), which has been working to promote co-operative programmes in Liberia’s rural…
Our view: How co-operatives can take advantage of the Trump presidency
Citizens of the world have hit back at the political elite in quick succession this year.…
