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John Lewis axes staff bonus for the year and writes down value of department stores

The retailer has posted a loss before tax and exceptional items of £55m for the first…

Sale of leading Canadian co-op MEC prompts campaign to save it

Nearly 70,000 people have signed a petition to scrap a deal selling Mountain Equipment Co-op to…

Cooperatives Europe survey reveals how co-ops coped with Covid-19

Cooperatives Europe includes 86-member organisations from 34 European countries across all business sectors

Adapting to Covid-19: Lessons from the Philippines

A survey by the national regulator showed the country's co-ops have coped well with the pandemic

Unite calls on Co-op Group to rethink Markerstudy insurance deal

The union joined Tony Lloyd MP for a protest outside the Rochdale Pioneers Museum on Toad…

Singapore federation launches co-operative social enterprise business challenge

The first prize winner of the Open Category will receive a SD$10,000 in seed funding to…

Co-op Group reviews funding for core co-op organisations

The society has traditionally supported these organisations through membership fees, subscriptions and memoranda of understanding

Community businesses look to branch out after Covid-19

A survey from Power to Change also finds that 73% of community businesses are less confident…

Blog: Employee ownership and the post-Covid world

'To have the best possible chance of recovery, we need businesses that can be resilient, adapt…

Scrapping old business models for a mutual future

Jess Scully scours the world for good examples - from care co-ops in Lebanon to microfinance…

Member-owned venue holds crowdfunder as Covid-19 hits arts sector

Hebden Bridge Trades Club has yet to reopen from lockdown and is calling for public support

French senate report highlights co-ops as responsible businesses

France is home to 23,000 co-operatives with 1.3 million employees and more than €300bn in turnover