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Lessons from north America: the power of community-owned food stores in the age of grocery giants

In Canada, 80% of grocery sales go to just five retailers. Author and co-operator Jon Steinman…

Is Fairtrade in trouble?

Sainsbury’s is going solo – will others follow?

Where does the rescue deal leave the Co-operative Bank?

The Bank has a pension scheme in deficit and faces continued questions over its name –…

How lawful is the ‘Co-operative’ Bank’s name now?

Ian Snaith of DWF LLP on how the Co-op Bank's recapitalisation plans affect its continued use…

The Co-op Cloverleaf – one year on from the Group’s rebranding

12 months after the launch of the Co-op Group’s new logo, we have yet to see…

Co-op Group eyes take-over of mutual Nisa

Retail giant Sainsbury’s is also said to be in the running, facing the convenience chain with…

How are co-operatives ensuring no one is left behind?

As this year’s International Day of Co-operatives takes the theme of inclusion, we look at the…

Leaving no one behind: Older people in Singapore

Co-ops in Singapore are taking steps to meet the healthcare challenges of an ageing population and…

Leaving no one behind: ex-offenders in Argentina

Kbrones textile co-op, set up by a group of prisoners using skills they learned in jail,…

Leaving no one behind: small producers in the East of England

The co-op has just showcased ten of them women producers included in its Sourced Locally initiative

‘We need to build a better economy – and we need to do it ourselves’

Dame Pauline Green explains more about the new national development strategy for co-ops, led by Co-operatives…

Employee ownership: The business model of the future?

'We believe that employees should use capital rather than capital using employees'