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Workers put the finishing touches to the ILoveMCR banner on the side of the Co-operative Insurance building.

The Co-operative celebrates I Love MCR Day

The Manchester-based Co-operative Group was quick to lend its support to the ‘I Love MCR’ Day today in the wake of the recent riots in the city.
August 26 2011
Category: Retail Societies

Group report downturn, but CFS boost results

Co-operative Group Chief Executive Peter Marks has warned that the Group faces another tough year of trading after announcing a drop in underlying profits for the half-year to July 2nd.
August 25 2011
Category: Retail Societies

Travel deal with Thomas Cook gets go-ahead

Plans to create the UK’s biggest travel retailer by merging Thomas Cook’s 780 high street businesses with 460 Co-operative Travel outlets have been officially approved by the Competition Commission following a six month inquiry into the joint venture arrangement.
August 17 2011
Category: Retail Societies

Co-operative stores hit by fires, looting and riots

Co-operative stores around the country closed early yesterday in anticipation of riots. This is a round-up of first-hand accounts from social networks, including Twitter and Facebook.
August 10 2011
Category: Retail Societies

Simon Danczuk, Labour MP for Rochdale; Colin Lambert, leader of Rochdale Council; Labour leader Ed Miliband and Michael Stephenson, General Secretary of the Co-op Party, pictured at Rochdale Town Hall during the launch of the new initiative

Ed Miliband backs Co-operative Councils

Labour Party leader Ed Miliband officially launched the Co-op Party’s Co-operative Councils initiative during a recent visit to Rochdale.
August 09 2011
Category: Politics

Co-operatives UK launch free advice service

Co-operatives UK has launched Britain’s most comprehensive range of resources to ensure that community enterprises have free access to top-quality financial, legal and governance advice.
August 09 2011
Category: Wider Co-op Movement

Richardson to quit Group role

Co-operative Financial Services Chief Executive Neville Richardson is to leave his post later this year.
August 02 2011
Category: Wider Co-op Movement

An addition of 632 Lloyds branches would take the Co-operative Bank's total close to 1,000.

Group bids for 632 Lloyds branches

The Co-operative Group is bidding to acquire 632 Lloyds Bank sites which are being disposed of to comply with a European Commission ruling in the wake of the financial crisis.
August 02 2011
Category: Wider Co-op Movement

Contest set to find symbolic Co-ops Year poster

Graphic designers around the world are being given the chance to win £2,000 (US$3,500) in a contest to design a poster for the UN’s 2012 International Year of Co-operatives.
July 28 2011
Category: Worldwide Co-operation

670 jobs to go in big CFS shake-up

Co-operative Financial Services is to axe 670 field-based financial advisors' jobs and is planning to sell its life and savings business to the mutual, Royal London, subject to regulatory approval being granted.
July 18 2011
Category: Wider Co-op Movement

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