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Nominations open for Co-op of the Year Awards

The awards, run by Co-operatives UK, return after missing a year in 2020 due to the…

UK-EU trade deal: What co-ops need to know

We look at some of the main implications for businesses, including co-ops

Co-operatives Fortnight looks to swell the ranks of the movement

With community responses to Covid-29 highlighting the value of collective business models, this year's campaign urges…

Survey finds UK shoppers trust co-ops more than private businesses

'Co‑ops have been a force for good for over 175 years and it appears that consumers…

Meet … Kay Johnson MBE, founder of the Larder in Preston

'I’m not a boss, I don’t want to manage people, I want to work with them.…

New Co-ops UK chief offers advice surgeries

Rose Marley says one-on-one sessions bring 'the insight, the best ideas, the reality of what’s happening…

Community investment in co-ops: Not such a new idea!

Andrew Bibby looks at some of the historical precedents of the community shares model

New international working group for UK co-ops

A sub-group of Co-operatives UK, the body will support the planning of international activity by the…

Q&A: Don Morris

The chair of Co-operatives UK looks back over a challenging year for the co-operative movement

Co-op movement responds to Rishi Sunak’s autumn statement

Response from shadow chancellor Anneliese Dodds, the CCIN, Co-operatives UK and Community Energy England

Co-ops have helped Scotland weather Covid-19, says report

'What we have seen throughout the last few months is co-ops rising to challenges and serving…

As high street giants fall, community shares help businesses thrive

Co-operatives UK urges more communities to consider collective ownership models