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Retail co-ops join industry call for new law on store worker abuse

The Co-op Group and a number of independent retail societies are among businesses backing a crime…

Heart of England Co-op lifts sales and profit in pandemic year

'We are determined that the society will emerge from the current crisis as a stronger co-operative…

Department store costs see Chelmsford Star report £3.5m loss

The society made a trading profit of £1.9m but faced exceptional costs at its Chelmsford and…

Fairtrade Covid-19 fund supports 500,000 farmers and their co-ops

The fund has been used to implement immediate health and safety measures and address economic recovery…

Meet … Joe Fortune, general secretary of the Co-op Party

'It is right for us to be inspired by our history, but we must be a…

Insurance mutuals look at the co-op approach to disaster risk

ICMIF has teamed up with the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction on the report

Co-op Group hands out forensic spray in latest anti-crime measure

Security staff are being given handheld SmartWater spray to tag violent offenders

Two new global investment firms acquire Co-op Bank shares

Bain Capital and J Flowers are to become significant shareholders in the Bank, formerly owned by…

Democracy, you’re on mute: A co-op alternative to Zoom

The Online Meeting Cooperative use open source software, with hardware powered by renewable energy

Co-op Group launches safe barbecue campaign to prevent wildfires

The campaign includes messaging in store and on packs for its instant barbecues

Social and solidarity economy on the agenda for 2022 International Labour Conference

The conference will discuss the role of the SSE and human-centred economic models

East of England Co-op reports pre-tax loss of £1.7m but says trading is strong

The society said it enjoyed strong food sales growth but other businesses were hit by pandemic…